Real Travelers who have been to Atomium
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Angie & Keris said
and hung with our generous hosts. We all went out on Saturday to go to the Atomium, a massive metal continue reading »
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AnnaandMichaelinEuro said
the Atomium which also functions as a lookout, restaurant and tourist attraction. The four of us went right continue reading »
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Ralph and Pat said
the week. We went to the Atomium (symbol of 1958 World's Fair). The line was long and hot so we went continue reading »
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vincentvega said
the Cathedral of Saint Michael, Grand-Place, The Palais de Justice, Bruparck, Atomium, Belgian Center for Comic continue reading »
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Queenie said
the Brussels' Mini Europe or Atomium...but i was just content with hanging out in the city :) continue reading »
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Nat and Rich said
the place.We did all of our sight seeing in one day. We went to see Manneken Pis, the Atomium continue reading »
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Kyle said
the Atomium. By the time we finally got there the building was closed so we couldn't go in. But we saw continue reading »
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Rachel & Austin said
, so we stopped at Sbarro in the station for lunch. Then onto the metro to go find the Atomium continue reading »
Real Traveler reviews for Atomium
More information on Atomium
This unique structure is located near famous places of interest such as Bruparck, Oceade, Mini-Europe and Brussels' Exhibition Park. Engineer André Waterkeyn designed this wonderful building for the 1958 World Exhibition. It is a crystal molecule of iron atom that has been magnified billions of times. Nine massive irons spheres (representing the nine Belgian provinces) are held together by iron corridors. The construction is 102m high and weighs no less than 2,400 tons. You can take a lift, once the fastest in the world, to the top for a view of the city. There's also an exhibition of the Atomium in comics from 1958 to the present, and a film on the building's construction.
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, so we stopped at Sbarro in the station for lunch. Then onto the metro to go find the Atomium continue reading »
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