Atomium
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Atomium is an iconic Brussels landmark and museum, designed as a giant steel model of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, originally built for the 1958 World’s Fair.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect |
André Polak
ⓘ
André Waterkeyn ⓘ Jean Polak ⓘ |
| category |
Modernist architecture in Belgium
ⓘ
World's fair architecture ⓘ |
| city |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brussels
|
| coordinates | 50.8949° N, 4.3416° E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designedAs | giant model of an iron crystal ⓘ |
| event | Expo 58 ⓘ |
| function |
exhibition space
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
permanent exhibition on Expo 58
ⓘ
temporary art and design exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevators
ⓘ
escalators inside connecting tubes ⓘ observation deck ⓘ panoramic restaurant ⓘ |
| hasLighting | LED illumination on spheres and tubes ⓘ |
| hasSphereUse |
event spaces
ⓘ
exhibition spaces ⓘ restaurant and viewing platform ⓘ |
| height | 102 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument in Brussels ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heysel Plateau
ⓘ
Laeken ⓘ |
| location |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| magnification | 165 billion times ⓘ |
| material |
aluminium cladding
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| near |
King Baudouin Stadium
ⓘ
Mini-Europe ⓘ |
| numberOfSpheres | 9 ⓘ |
| opened | 1958 ⓘ |
| owner |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brussels
|
| purpose | pavilion for Expo 58 ⓘ |
| region | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| renovated | 2004–2006 ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 2006 ⓘ |
| shape | body-centered cubic iron crystal ⓘ |
| sphereDiameter | 18 metres ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://atomium.be ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1958 ⓘ |
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Brussels