Atomium

monumento di Bruxelles, Belgio

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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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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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Article · Italiano

L'Atomium è un monumento che si trova nel di Bruxelles. È una costruzione in acciaio che rappresenta i 9 atomi di una cella unitaria di un cristallo di ferro: un riferimento alle scienze e agli usi dell'atomo, temi importanti e in pieno sviluppo all'epoca.

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