Architecture

Atomium sphere

City of Brussels, Belgium

Atomium, sphere

Architecture

The Atomium consists of 9 spheres of 18 meters diameter each, which are connected by tubes of 3.3 meters diameter.

© André Waterkeyn (atomium.be/copyright)

structure overview
Atomium

Architecture: Atomium

built
1958
culture
Belgian
style/period
Modernism
work type by function
exhibition building
material
steel
architect
André Waterkeyn, André Polak, Jean Polak

Specifications

Specifications: Atomium

height
102.0 m

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Belgium » Brussels » City of Brussels » Laeken
local language location name
location:
Ville de Bruxelles [French]
Stad Brussel [Dutch]
country:
België [Dutch]
Belgique [French]
Belgien [German]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,322 × 3,548  pixel
45.1 × 30.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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