Atomium

Summary

Atomium is an architectural landmark^[1]. Atomium draws 771 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 video is recorded as ATOMIUM Brussel Belgium (HD).webm^[5].
• Atomium's image is recorded as Laeken Atomium 06.jpg^[6].
• Atomium's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[7].
• Atomium's architect is recorded as André and Jean Polak^[8].
• Atomium's commissioned by is recorded as Georges Moens de Fernig^[9].
• Atomium's owned by is recorded as Atomium^[10].
• Atomium's owned by is recorded as Brussels^[11].
• Atomium's operator is recorded as Atomium^[12].
• atom is named after Atomium^[13].
• Atomium's architectural style is recorded as surrealism^[14].
• Atomium's depicts is recorded as iron^[15].
• Atomium's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140590435^[16].
• Atomium's GND ID is recorded as 6521933-8^[17].
• Atomium's location is recorded as Heysel - Heizel^[18].
• Atomium's postal code is recorded as 1020^[19].
• Atomium's Commons category is recorded as Atomium^[20].
• Atomium's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1243821^[21].
• Atomium's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000887^[22].
• +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Atomium^[23].
• Atomium's exhibition history is recorded as Expo 58^[24].
• Atomium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.895, 'lon': 4.3413888888889}^[25].
• Atomium's structural engineer is recorded as André Waterkeyn^[26].
• Atomium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kfhm^[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^[7].

History and Context

+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Atomium^[23]. Owners include Atomium^[10], a real estate investment trust^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 1955^[30], headquartered in Brussels^[31] and Brussels^[11], a big city^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 1795^[34]. atom is named after Atomium^[13].

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 771 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].