Atomium
Landmark building in Brussels, BelgiumThe Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean Polak as a tribute to scientific progress, as well as to symbolise Belgian engineering skills at the time, it is located on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Laeken, where the exhibition took place. It is the city's most popular tourist attraction, and serves as a museum, an art centre and a cultural destination.
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Mini-Europe
Miniature park in Brussels, Belgium
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Heysel metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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Brussels Planetarium
Planetarium in Brussels, Belgium
2008 European Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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Design Museum Brussels
Museum in Brussels, Belgium
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Kinepolis Brussels
Cinema complex in Brussels, Belgium
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Trademart Brussels
Business-to-business wholesale trade centre in Brussels, Belgium