Atomium in Brussels, a trip to do during a holiday in Belgium, a place to see to learn about the history of the Belgian city.
THEAtomium is a monument located in Heysel Park in Brussels and it is a steel reconstruction of an iron crystal. The work might seem rather bizarre if you don't know its history. The iron crystal is in fact enlarged by 165 billion of times to appear so great in the eyes of visitors.
The Atomium was built on the occasion of Expo '58, the Universal Exposition in Brussels and originally had to last 6 months, a bit like the Eiffel Tower for Paris.
Alto 103 meters the spheres of the Atomium have a diameter of 18 meters and are connected by escalators and you can watch from the spheres or the panorama on Brussels. Some spheres instead host interesting exhibitions on the history of the construction of the Atomium but not only.
The Atomium can be accessed every day from 10 to 18, the ticketing closes at 17.30 pm and the full price for a ticket, from 19 to 65 years old has a price of 11 €, children under 6 years enter free, children from 6 to 11 years pay 6 € while from 12 to 18 years pay 8 €.
It is also possible to prepare for the visit by downloading the ebook for free in several languages, including Italian. If you are going to go I recommend you download it, the Atomium in my opinion really deserves it.
