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Atomium
A giant steel model of an iron crystal built for the 1958 World's Fair, with escalators inside its tubes and a view from the top sphere.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Place de l'Atomium 1, 1020 BrusselsDirections
- Getting There
- Heysel station (metro 6), about 20 minutes from the center.
Why Go
The Atomium is 102 meters tall: nine spheres, each 18 meters across, linked by tubes, showing the cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Visitors ride escalators through the tubes to exhibitions in the spheres, and a fast lift climbs to the top for a view over the city.
At its foot, Mini-Europe has models of the continent's landmarks.
Nearby in Brussels
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