The Atomium was inaugurated in the Mundial fair in 1958. First the Atomium was only temporary open but a lot of people whent to saw it so it stay there. Now it is a museos.
The atomiun was built with nine spheres that represents the nine provinces of belgium and also to simulate the form of a iron cristal.
The Atomium has become one of the icons of Brussels: capital of Europe,with which it has a special relationship.(this means that the atomium is a symbol of friendship between Spain and Belgium)
They restored the Atomium in (2006),afterk- that the people start to call it "the most Belgian monument ".