Atomium (City of Brussels)

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Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn for the International Exhibition of Brussels, that took place here in 1958, the Atomium is a structure that is half way between sculpture and architecture, symbolising a crystallised molecule of iron by the scale of its atoms, magnified 150 thousand million times.
 monumentstructureinteresting placelisted building / architectural heritage1958_construction20th century construction
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium
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Coordinates:  50°53'41"N 4°20'29"E
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  • The monument celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. From April 17 to October 19 , 2008 an exposition is being held, and on this occasion all visitors celebrating their 50th birthday between April 17 and October 19, 2008 gets a free entrance on the day of their birthday. The various events of this exposition can be read at http://www.atomium.be/Article.aspx?lang=en&id=81&noback=1
  • I visited Atomium in February 2006 with Alex. This place is very good.