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 The
Atomium
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 The Atomium
is a monument built for Expo
'58,
the 1958 Brussels World Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn, it is 102 metres ( 335 ft ) high, with nine steel spheres connected to form the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. |
 Royal
Palace in Brussels
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 Grand
Plaza in Brussels
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 Grand Plaza in
Brussels
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 Grand Plaza in
Brussels
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 Flower
Carpet in the Grand Plaza
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 Flower
Market in the Grand Plaza
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 Old City
in Brussels
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 Manequin
Pis Statue in Brussels
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 St.Michael
& Gudula Cathedral in Brussels
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 EC
Building ( the
Berlaymont Building )
in Brussels
Brussels serves as the capital of the European Union hosting the major institutions of the Union. Although the EU has not formally declared a capital the Treaty of Amsterdam gives Brussels the seat of the European Commission and the Council of the European Union. |
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