The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. It is a 102-meter tall structure composed of nine steel spheres connected by tubes, and is an iconic symbol of the city. The spheres are connected by escalators and contain exhibition
The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. 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, 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.