Atomium

Summary

Atomium is an architectural landmark^[1]. Atomium draws 3,010 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_landmark category, ranking #4 of 39).^[2]

Key Facts

• Atomium is located in Brussels^[3].
• Atomium is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Atomium's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[5].
• Atomium's architect is recorded as André and Jean Polak^[6].
• Atomium's commissioned by is recorded as Georges Moens de Fernig^[7].
• Atomium is owned by Atomium^[8].
• Atomium is owned by Brussels^[9].
• Atomium is operated by Atomium^[10].
• atom is named after Atomium^[11].
• Atomium's architectural style is recorded as surrealism^[12].
• Atomium's depicts is recorded as iron^[13].
• Atomium took place at Heysel - Heizel^[14].
• Atomium's postal code is recorded as 1020^[15].
• Atomium's Commons category is recorded as Atomium^[16].
• 1955 marks the founding of Atomium^[17].
• Atomium's exhibition history is recorded as Expo 58^[18].
• Atomium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.895, 'lon': 4.3413888888889}^[19].
• Atomium's structural engineer is recorded as André Waterkeyn^[20].
• Atomium's located on street is recorded as Place de l'Atomium - Atomiumplein^[21].
• Atomium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atomium^[22].
• Atomium's Commons gallery is recorded as Atomium^[23].
• Atomium's date of official opening is recorded as April 17, 1958^[24].
• Atomium's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Atomium'}^[25].
• Atomium's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'Atomium'}^[26].
• Atomium's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+102'}^[27].

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Geography

Atomium is in the country of Belgium^[4]. Atomium is located in Brussels^[3].

Designation and Status

Atomium's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[5].

History and Context

1955 marks the founding of Atomium^[17]. Owners include Atomium^[8], a real estate investment trust^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 1955^[30], headquartered in Brussels^[31] and Brussels^[9], a big city^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 1795^[34]. atom is named after Atomium^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atomium include Atomium comic strip prizes^[35], an award^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2017^[38].

Why It Matters

Atomium draws 3,010 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_landmark category, ranking #4 of 39).^[2] Atomium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Atomium is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Atomium include Atomium comic strip prizes^[35], an award^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2017^[38].