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The 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.
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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
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