World's largest flag unfurled in Romania

A huge Romanian flag on the Clinceni Airfield, south of Bucharest, Romania, May 27, 2013.

Romania entered the Guinness Book of records after it unveiled the largest flag ever made. It took about 200 people several hours Monday to unfurl a five-ton flag of Romania which organizers said measured 1,146 feet by 744.4 feet, about three times the size of a soccer field.

All photos from Clinceni Airfield, south of Bucharest, Romania, May 27, 2013

Romanians carry the enormous flag.

Romanians struggle to handle the huge national flag.

Romanians struggle to control the huge national flag during a gust of wind on the Clinceni Airfield.

A stray dog passes by a military band during a Guinness World Record ceremony for the world's largest flag at the Clinceni Airfield.

Romanians carry the huge national flag on the Clinceni Airfield.

Romanians carry the huge national flag on the Clinceni Airfield, south of Bucharest, Romania, May 27, 2013.

An aerial picture shows a huge Romanian flag on the Clinceni Airfield.

Romanians carry the huge national flag on the Clinceni Airfield.

An aerial picture shows the record-breaking Romanian flag on the Clinceni Airfield.

Romanians carry the huge national flag on the Clinceni Airfield.

A man holding a Romanian flag stands at the edge of a huge version of the flag, on the Clinceni Airfield.