The Atomium is a must to see in Brussels. Since 2006, the Atomium has entirely been renovated and gives now to its visitors new esthetical emotions with an original journey through its spheres.

Exibitions and a restaurant situated at he top of the Atomium enrich the visit to one of the most fantastic architectural creations of the fifties.

A sphere dedicated to school groups makes it possible to organize pedagogical stays for children, too.

Designed by engineer Andre Waterkyn for the International Exibition of Brussels in 1958, the Atomium represents an iron crystal, magnified 165 billion times. Made entirely of steel and from its height of 102 metres, the structure stands on three enormous biponds and dominates the Heysel plateau.

Its nine large spheres connected by 20 tubes are arranged in the configuration of a central cubic system. The Atomium was not intended to survive the Exibition of 1958. Its popularity and success, however, ensured its place as a major landmark on the Brussels skyline.

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