Expo 58

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Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (French: Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles; Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van Brussel), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major world's fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) after World War II and the fifth in Brussels overall. With nearly 42 million visitors, Expo 58 was an important showcase for the technological and cultural aspirations of the post-war era. The exhibition left a lasting impression on Belgium; it was also associated with major redevelopment works in Brussels, whose boulevards were transformed into urban motorways. The Atomium, constructed as the fair's centrepiece, has since become one of the city's most recognisable landmarks.

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