Atomium, Belgium

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Architect: André Waterkeyn

Date Built: 1958, then reconstruction began in March 2004 and ended February 18, 2006

Reason for building: The original idea was to build it so that it looked like an upside-down version of the Eiffel tower. However, Waterkeyn felt that an atomic structure would be more symbolic of the era.

Public vs. Private: This is a public attraction

Cost: There is no info. on the cost of the original building, but restoration had a budget reaching 25 million euros.

My reason: I'm thinking that I'm really into futuristic kinds of architecture because I just think that it's cool looking and is just an eye-catching sort of thing. It looks like it came out of a movie and just placed there. I like how the structure of it is basically like spheres and not just a square of something. I mean it's not really a building, but just spheres and yea it's so cool. It's just something i would like to go see!