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| − | Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. | + | Designed by the engineer [[André Waterkeyn]] and architects [[André and Jean Polak]], it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. |
| − | Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. | + | Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad [[Sphere|spheres]] are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an [[iron crystal]] magnified 165 billion times. |
| − | It is a museum. | + | It is a [[museum]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Iron crystal]] | ||
* [[Museum]] | * [[Museum]] | ||
| + | * [[Sphere]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium Atomium] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium Atomium] @ Wikipedia | ||
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| + | [[Category:Buildings]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Chemistry]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Museums]] | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 7 April 2016
The Atomium is a building in Brussels originally constructed for Expo 58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.
Description
Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall.
Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times.
It is a museum.
See also
External links
- Atomium @ Wikipedia
