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Stairs To The Future


Stairs To The Future
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Copyright: Sam Alba (danasam) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 138 W: 0 N: 87] (670)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-15
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/5.6
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-08 13:11
Viewed: 352
Points: 6
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From Wikipedia:

The Atomium is a monument built for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn, it is 102-metre (335-feet) tall, with nine steel spheres connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times.

Tubes which connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre enclose escalators connecting the spheres which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere provides a panoramic view of Brussels. Each sphere is 18 metres in diameter. Three spheres are currently (2008) closed to the visitors, others are easily reachable with escalator. The vertical vertex contains a lift which was considered very fast and advanced at the time of building (the speed is 5 m/s).

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  • BennyV Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 1 N: 283] (1276)
  • [2008-05-08 13:19]

Hi Sam,

A good title for this shot, as it does focus on the stairs. Funny thing is that actually the stairs are the emergency exit in case something goes wrong in future. This makes it very Belgian!-° TFS!

Benny

Hi Sam
I enjoyed your photo of the Atomium - an interesting pov focusing on the stairs. I went there in 1970 but can't remember the stairs. The spheres appear shiny and new which of course they aren't.
TFS, Marlene

Bonjour,
J'aime la perspective que tu donne a notre atomium national.
Les boules resortent bien sur ce ciel bleu.
Paty

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