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Sign in to saveThe Atomium ( , , ) is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58). Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean Polak as a tribute to scientific progress, as well as to symbolise Belgian engineering skills at the time, it is located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels), where the exhibition took place. It is the city's most popular tourist attraction, and serves as a museum, an art centre and a cultural destination.
The Atomium is a modernist landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, built for the 1958 World's Fair as a symbol of scientific progress and Belgian engineering. Today it is Brussels's most visited tourist attraction and functions as a museum, art center, and cultural venue.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Buildings and structures completed in 1958, Buildings and structures in Brussels and Copyright infringement.
Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Atomium
- Building.image
- Brussels - Atomium 2022.jpg
- Building.caption
- General view of the Atomium
- Building.address
- / 1
- Building.location_town
- 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
- Building.location_country
- Belgium
- Building.status
- Open
- Building.architectural_style
- Modernism
- Building.renovation_date
- 2004–2006
- Building.architect
- André and Jean Polak
- Building.engineer
- André Waterkeyn
- Building.ren_firm
- Jacques Delens and BESIX
- Building.public_transit
- Heysel/Heizel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural landmark
- Named after
- atom
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Brussels
- Owned by
- Brussels
- Depicts
- iron
- Location
- Heysel - Heizel
- Mass
- 2500
- Image
- Laeken Atomium 06.jpg
- Height
- 102
- Significant event
- renovation
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- postal code
- 1020
- date of official opening
- 1958-04-17
- architectural style
- surrealism
- Commons gallery
- Atomium
- architect
- André and Jean Polak
- Commons category
- Atomium
- inception
- 1955-00-00
- exhibition history
- Expo 58
- copyright exemption
- freedom of panorama
- structural engineer
- André Waterkeyn
- social media followers
- 2725
- native label
- Atomium
- offers view on
- Brussels metropolitan area
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Gallery (16)
On the map
3 mapped locations