Expo '58

Expo 58, also known as the Brussels World’s Fair and the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, was held from April 17 to October 19, 1958. It was the first major World's Fair after World War II.

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Nearly 15,000 workers spent three years building the 2 km² site, found on the Heysel plateau, seven kilometres northwest of Brussels, Belgium. The site is best known for a giant model of an atom, called the Atomium, which decades later remains one of the best known landmarks of Brussels.

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More than 42 million visitors visited the site, which was opened with a call for world peace and social and economic progress, issued by King Baudouin I.

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The fair is also known for a musical milestone, a melding of musical composition and architecture. Edgar Var?se composed "Po?me ?lectronique," which was recorded from 425 loudspeakers placed at specific points in Le Corbusier's Philips Pavilion.

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October 19: October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 73 days remaining....

1958: 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar....

World's Fair: World's Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. The official sanctioning body is the Bureau of International Expositions (usually abbreviated BIE, from the organization's name in French, Bureau International des Expositions)....

Expo '58 related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Atomium Monument in Brussels Built for Expo '58 the 1958 Brussels World's Fair Belgium	Art Expo (green)	Expo Art Concorde	Expo Yvon Lambert
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