Xah Lee, 2006-08
Atomium is a building based on the theme of a regular polyhedron. It is build in 1958 for Brussel's World Expo. It is located in Brussels↗, Belgium↗.
The building is 103 meters high. It consists of 9 spheres, each 18 meters in diameter, interconnected by tubes with escalators inside. The longest such connection is 35 meters.
Atomium before renovation. The renovation was completed in early 2006. source↗ ‡
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Atomium in 2006. (after renovation) full size, source↗ ‡2
In a less gloomy state. full size, source↗ ‡4
For more info about Atomium, see Wikipedia: Atomium↗
For more photos, see: http://flickr.com/groups/atomium58/pool/
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