Atomium

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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O Atomium foi construído em 1958 em Bruxelas no âmbito da Expo 58, sendo um dos principais cartões postais da Bélgica. Com 102 metros de altura, o Atomium representa um cristal elementar de ferro ampliado 165 milhões de vezes, com tubos que ligam as 9 partes formando 8 vértices. As esferas de ferro com cerca de 18 metros de diâmetro estão ligadas por tubos com escadas no seu interior com um comprimento de cerca de 35 metros. As janelas instaladas na esfera do topo oferecem aos visitantes uma vista panoramica da cidade. Outras esferas têm exposições sobre os anos 50. As três esferas, às quais só se tem acesso por tubos verticais, estão fechadas ao público por razões de segurança.

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