Expository Writing on The Atomium

Belgium, the European capital and the hallmark of amazing structures, hosts the Atomium in the city of Brussels. The Belgians do have a thing for astonishing structures and relish on the combinations of science, engineering and style. The monument was built as a part of the 1958 World Fair Exhibition which was simply known as the Expo. It was a temporary endeavor but following the popularity and acceptance that it was able to pull off, the Atomium still shines as a symbol of spectacular architecture. It is a kind of a cubical structure that is 102m in height and 18meters in diameters while weighed 2400 tons when it was erected for the very first time.

The Atomium was fundamentally constructed on the dynamics of an atom. There are 9 gigantic metal cubes which are held together by corridors connected to each other while each sphere is based on an iron atom only magnified for 156 billion times. The philosophy that backs the Atomium was the delicacy of the time period where people were starting to get accustomed to science and its different ventures while the structure of the Atomium was meant to embed trust and reliance in the people especially when the people were in transition of leaving behind the horrors of the World War II (Devos, 2008).

The Atomium was renovated a few years back and all of the specifics of the monument were upgraded for maximum convenience of the visitors. A pavilion, some stores and a ticketing office were also added into the infrastructure.

Currently, it is still one of the most visited places for the locals and a touring attraction for foreigners. It gives a mesmerizing 360 degree panoramic view of the city with an exquisite restaurant established in the highest cube that caters for all of the cravings of the visitors. It also welcomes exhibitions and other social gatherings for entertainment (Devos, 2008).

 

Devos, R, Nys, C, Provost, M, 2008, ‘The Brussels Atomium and the popular appeal of ‘humanized’ nuclear science’, 8th International Docomomo Conference: Import-Export: Postwar Modernism in a Expanding World: 1945-1975, viewed 21 October 2015, < https://archive.ugent.be/record/666284>