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.

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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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subject surface form: Brussels
Belvédère Castle near Atomium
Royal Domain of Laeken near Atomium