General Information
| Completion: | 1958 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Space truss |
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| Function / usage: |
Exhibition hall |
| Material: |
Steel structure |
Location
| Location: |
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 50° 53' 41.78" N 4° 20' 29.56" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 102 m | |
| spheres | diameter | 18 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 2 400 t |
Materials
| building structure |
steel
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Notes
The Atomium is built in the shape of an iron (Fe) molecule. The original design called for no supports, the structure was simply to rest on the spheres. Wind tunnel tests proved that the structure would have toppled in a 80 kph wind (140 kph is typical in Belgium!). Support columns were added to achieve enough resistance against overturning.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'Atomium à l'Exposition de Bruxelles 1958. In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 23 (July 1958), pp. 300.
- (1958): L'Atomium à l'Exposition de Bruxelles 1958. In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 23 (April 1958), pp. 152-154.
- Bruxelles: une nouvelle jeunesse pour l'Atomium. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5335 (24 February 2006), pp. 26.
- (1958): La contribution des architectes à la réalisation de l'Atomium. In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 23 (July 1958), pp. 301-302.
- (1958): Contrôle expérimental de l'Atomium. In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 23 (July 1958), pp. 329-332.
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20000887 - Published on:
28/08/2000 - Last updated on:
19/05/2020
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