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Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles de 1958, Dutch: Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling van 1958), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958.
- 2 km² (490 acres)
- 41,454,412
- Belgium
- Brussels
The Atomium, designed to last six months, was not destined to survive the 1958 World's Fair, but its popularity and success made it a major element of Brussels' landscape. Its destruction was therefore postponed year after year, until the city's authorities decided to keep it.
- Square de l'Atomium / Atomiumsquare 1
- Modernism
- Open
On 17 April 1958, the Brussels World's Fair opened at the Heysel site. This large-scale event was a showcase of Belgium and 44 countries (at a time when the UN had 82 members). With the slogan, a world for a better life for mankind, this event propagated a message of limitless optimism and is a reflection of a society confident in its future ...
1958-2018. FROM SYMBOL TO ICON. The Atomium was not intended to survive beyond the 1958 World's Fair. However, at the dawn of the 2000s, the uniqueness and highly symbolic character of the building resulted in a major restoration.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Intending to serve as a symbol for peace among nations even with great strides in atomic energy, the Atomium became a fixture of Expo 58.
The Atomium has regained its shiny surface and sparkling exterior lighting and calls to mind the heydays of this edifice and its surroundings: Brussels’ world’s fair of 1958 (April 17 to October 19), for which the Atomium was the monumental centrepiece.
Apr 17, 2023 · Monday, 17 April 2023. By Lauren Walker. The construction of the Expo 58 in Brussels. Credit: Belga. On this day 65 years ago the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, more commonly known as Expo 58, opened to the public at the Heysel site to the north of the Belgian capital, the first World's Fair to be organised since World War II.
