<P> 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 the Brussels landscape . Its destruction was therefore postponed year after year , until the city 's authorities decided to keep it . However , for thirty years , little maintenance work was done . </P>
<P> 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 the Brussels landscape . Its destruction was therefore postponed year after year , until the city 's authorities decided to keep it . However , for thirty years , little maintenance work was done . </P>
original plan for the atomium after expo 58
original plan for the atomium after expo 58
The Atomium , designed to last six months , was not destined to survive the 1958 World 's Fair
The Atomium , designed to last six months , was not destined to survive the 1958 World 's Fair