The Atomium is to Brussels what the Eifel Tower is to Paris, the CN Tower to Toronto, the Gateway Arch to St Louis. No, I don't mean a big useless obelisk, but the city's most famous landmark.
It was built in 1958 for the World Expo which was hosted by Brussels that year. It represents a ... Read review
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Advantages: See Europe in an hour and a bit Disadvantages: It's not very big...
The Atomium is to Brussels what the Eifel Tower is to Paris, the CN Tower to Toronto, the Gateway Arch to St Louis. No, I don't mean a big useless obelisk, but the city's most famous landmark. It was built in 1958 for the World Expo which was hosted by Brussels that year. It represents a crystal molecule of metal, magnified 165 billion times, with nine electron spheres (each measuring 18m across) which are linked by thick tubes containing walkways ... ...well as a top-floor restaurant. The Atomium dominates an area on the northern fringes of the city called BRUPARCK - a vast park which is home to such attractions as the Planetarium and the Heysel Football Stadium. Then there's the Océade, an aquapark complete with flumes and wave machines, palm trees and sandy beaches, and bars by the poolside. There's also the Kinepolis, which claims to be the biggest cinema complex in the world with 29 theatres, ...
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Advantages: Great models, informative, lots of variety Disadvantages: Relentlessly pro-European, little shelter in the rain
Bruparck is a leisure complex on the Heysel plateau, comprising 5 main attractions:
The Atomium
Océade - a big swimming pool complex
Kinepolis - a 30 screen multiplex cinema, including an IMAX, showing films in English with subtitles, as well as dubbed into French
Mini-Europe – which will be the main subject of this review The Village – this is a complex of restaurants, ranging from fast food to more traditional Belgian bistros and restaurants ... ...play area.
MINI-EUROPE
In short
Mini-Europe is a theme park in the shadow of the Atomium, where you can walk past 1/25 scale models of many of the great buildings of Europe. In addition to looking at the model buildings, there is an interactive exhibition about the European Union, a cafeteria and a gift shop.
THE BUILDINGS
The models are the star of the show. The original selection of buildings was made back in 1987 by a committee of art historians. ...
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