Monday, August 07, 2006

I was Ere


This funny looking building (The Atomium) is in Heysel, Belgium, just outside the centre of Brussels.

Some may remember it as the location of the Heysel Disaster. On 29th May 1985 Liverpool FC played Juventus when part of the stadium collapsed, Liverpool fans were blamed for their actions which contributed to the disaster (39 people died) following investigations British clubs were banned from competing in Europe for five years,

For the history bit, The Atomium was built in 1958 for the World Fair and is modelled on a ‘Body Centred Cube’ or an Iron Crystal to those none chemically inclined. It has recently been refurbished and is now a museum, with a number of the big shiny ‘Iron Atoms’ open to the public.

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