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View from the inside of the Brussels Atomium, in Brussels on August 10, 2019. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (60 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected, so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes of 3 m (10 ft) diameter connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose stairs, escalators and a lift (in the central, vertical tube) to allow access to the five habitable spheres, which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere includes a restaurant which has a panoramic view of Brussels. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4756232
Date Taken	10 August 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto

NurPhoto General News Human Interest Brussels - Belgium August 10 2019 10th August 2019 indoor screenshot habitable spheres Brussels Atomium panoramic view of Brussels diameter stainless steel clad spheres architects André engineer André Waterkeyn unit cell exhibit halls Jean Polak lift iron crystal access vertical tube Alberto Pezzali forms shape public spaces restaurant inside vertices cube stairs escalators times edges centre Tubes