Architecture: Atomium

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Atomium before renovation. The renovation was completed in early 2006. image source © ❮https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode❯

Atomium is build in 1958 for Brussel's World Expo. It is located in Brussels, Belgium. [Atomium]❮http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.89491%2C4.34153❯

The building is 103 meters high. It has 9 spheres, each 18 meters in diameter.

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The spheres are interconnected by tubes with escalators inside. The longest such connection is 35 meters.

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Atomium in 2006. (after renovation) image source © ❮https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode❯

The spheres are arranged in like the coners of a cube, with one in the center. It is the same structure of iron crystal.

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In a less gloomy state. image source © ❮https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode❯
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