The Belgians have been competing with the French throughout their history, as well as the French with the Belgians. It became somehow insulting and envious of Brussels that there is such a famous tower in Paris and they decided not to lag behind and even get ahead. Repeating the history of the famous Parisian tower, the Belgians, like the French once, decided to hold the World Exhibition in 1958. Well, to build something for this exhibition to be remembered by everyone and forever. And so the Atomium was born.→
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