The Atomium
A giant steel monument in Heysel Park, Brussels, Belgium, consisting of
9 spheres that represent the body-centered cubic structure of an iron
crystal magnified 150 billion times. Designed by the architect André
Waterkeyn and built for the 1958 World's Fair, the 103-meter-high Atomium
was originally meant to stand for only 6 months. It may be the world's largest
cube. Each of its spheres have a diameter of
18 meters and are connected by escalators. Three of the upper spheres have
no vertical support, and do for safety reasons are not open to the public.
However, the top sphere offers a panoramic view of Brussels through its
windows, and the lower spheres contain various exhibitions.
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