Atomium

The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in , Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean Polak as a tribute to scientific…
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mini-Europe and King Baudouin Stadium.

Theme park
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is a miniature park located in the Bruparck entertainment park, at the foot of the Atomium, in , Belgium. has reproductions of monuments in the European Union and other countries within the continent of Europe on display, at a scale of 1:25. is situated 240 metres southwest of Atomium.

Stadium
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The is a sports ground in , Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the , it was built to embellish the in view of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. is situated 530 metres west of Atomium.

Museum
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is a museum located in the in , Belgium, close to the Atomium. The space focuses on design works from the 20th and 21st centuries. is situated 280 metres north of Atomium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bruparck and Heysel.

Locality
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is a locality.

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The is northern most district, and its most leisure centered district. The Atomium is its most famous attraction, but the district has a lot more opportunities for activities and interesting sights to offer.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood of , Belgium, located north of the , east of the Cité Modèle, and bordering the Flemish Region to the north.

Atomium

Latitude
50.89517° or 50° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
4.34165° or 4° 20′ 30″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
9F26V8WR+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13156161818
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­ticket
Geo­Names ID
6948602
Wiki­data ID
Q180901
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Waray—“Atomium” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Atomium”
  • Arabic: “أتوميوم”
  • Arabic: “أطوميوم”
  • Arabic: “اتوميوم”
  • Arabic: “الأتوميوم”
  • Armenian: “Ատոմիում”
  • Basque: “Atomium”
  • Belarusian: “Атоміум”
  • Bulgarian: “Атомиум”
  • Catalan: “Atomium”
  • Catalan: “Atòmium”
  • Chamorro: “Atomium”
  • Chinese: “原子球塔”
  • Croatian: “Atomium”
  • Czech: “Atomium”
  • Danish: “Atomium”
  • Dutch: “Atomium”
  • Esperanto: “Atomium”
  • Esperanto: “Atomiumo”
  • Estonian: “Atomium”
  • Finnish: “Atomium”
  • French: “Atomium”
  • Galician: “Atomium”
  • Georgian: “ატომიუმი”
  • German: “Atomium”
  • Greek: “Ατόμιουμ”
  • Hebrew: “אטומיום”
  • Hebrew: “האטומיום”
  • Hungarian: “Atomium”
  • Ido: “Atomium”
  • Indonesian: “Atomium”
  • Italian: “Atomium”
  • Japanese: “アトミウム”
  • Japanese: “アトミオム”
  • Kazakh: “Atomïwm”
  • Kazakh: “Атомиум”
  • Kazakh: “اتومىيۋم”
  • Korean: “아토미움”
  • Latin: “Atomium”
  • Latvian: “Atomiums”
  • Limburgan: “Atomium”
  • Lombard: “Atomium”
  • Luxembourgish: “Atomium”
  • Malayalam: “Atomium”
  • Malayalam: “ആറ്റോമിയം”
  • Maltese: “Atomium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Atomium”
  • Norwegian: “Atomium”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Atomium”
  • Persian: “اتمیوم”
  • Persian: “اتومیوم”
  • Picard: “Atomium”
  • Polish: “Atomium”
  • Portuguese: “Atomium”
  • Romanian: “Atomium”
  • Russian: “Атомиум”
  • Scots: “Atomium”
  • Serbian: “Атомијум”
  • Slovak: “Atomium”
  • Slovak: “Atómium”
  • Slovenian: “Atomium”
  • Spanish: “Atomium”
  • Swedish: “Atomium”
  • Tagalog: “Atomium”
  • Tamil: “அட்டோமியம்”
  • Turkish: “Atomium”
  • Ukrainian: “Атоміум”
  • Vietnamese: “Atomium”
  • Vlaams: “Atomium”
  • Walloon: “Atoniom”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Atomium”
  • “Atomium”

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