
Brussels atomium at night

by Neale And Judith Clark
Title
Brussels atomium at night
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Brussels atomium Brussels at night lit up by LED bulbs Square de l'Atomium Boulevard de Centaire Brussels Belgium EU Europe
The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels (Belgium), originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58). It is located on the Heysel Plateau, where the exhibition took place. It is now a museum.
Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak,it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (60 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected, so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an α-iron (ferrite) crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes of 3 m (10 ft) diameter connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose stairs, escalators and a lift (in the central, vertical tube) to allow access to the five habitable spheres, which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere includes a restaurant which has a panoramic view of Brussels.
Alamy reference TRF3NC
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December 20th, 2019
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