Monument
The Atomium Monument
The Atomium : first and
foremost, it's a totally crazy, fantastical, almost sci-fi building, which
defies the imagination and lets your emotions run wild. Nine spheres, 5 of
which you can go into and twenty tubes to wander through until you lose all
your bearings, until you arrive at the unique panoramic view of the whole of
the city of Brussels.
The
Atomium: it's also a dream, a utopia, which took root in the mind of engineer
André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak. This dream is itself the
product of its era. In 1958, humanity aspired to a better future, characterised
by harmony, progress and peace. And it was in Brussels, then the young capital
of Europe in its infancy (the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957), that nations
came together to celebrate the dawn of tomorrow's world. The Atomium is
nowadays the most popular touristic attraction and the symbol of Europe’s
Capital. By turns described in tourist guides
as striking, unmissable, exceptional and magnificent:
if you were to believe the experts, the panorama alone is worth a trip to the
Atomium.
Unlike some of the other viewpoints tucked away in the
city centre, thanks to its location on a naturally elevated plateau on the
outskirts of town, the Atomium offers the only true 360° panoramic view of the
19 municipalities of Brussels.
★ To the North : the whole of the Exhibition Park
(Brussels Expo) and what is left of the 1935 and 1958 World Fairs.
·
Palace 5
(Former pavilion of the Universal Exhibition of 1935)
·
Former USA
Pavilion (American theatre, VRT studios)
·
Comptoir
Tuilier (now a private restaurant)
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Green theatre
·
Entrance
pavilion for the cable lift
★ To the North-East: by clear weather, you can see
Antwerp's port as well as its cathedral.
★ To the East: the Royal estate, Stuyvenberg castle and
Brussels National airport (Zaventem) plus all the air traffic landing and
taking off.
★ From the South to the West: the city of Brussels, from
the high-rise buildings of the Northern Quarter (also known as Manhattan) to
the imposing Koekelberg Basilica, not forgetting the Grand Place and the Law
Courts. On the horizon, you can make out Charleroi and Neigem hill (Neigembos -
altitude 100m)
>>> By the way, hardly a week goes by without a couple of
young lovers making their way up to the panorama for a proposal. There have
been thirty or so far in 2011 already. We wish you all the best!
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Menantang
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View
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Aspire
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Menginginkan
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Attraction
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Exceptional
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Panoramic
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Panorama
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Exhibition
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Pameran
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Hill
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Castle
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Exercises
Answer these question :
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Where is the monument
located?
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How many sphere does
Antomium have?
3.
What is exist inside
the monument?
4.
What can we see from
the South
to
the West when we are inside in the monument?
5.
Who are the engineer
and architect of
this
monument?
Structure Development
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below!
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G Guy gently
E Early in the morning
R Roaring!
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