Back Exposició Universal de 1958 Catalan Světová výstava 1958 Czech Expo 58 German Exposición General de primera categoría de Bruselas (1958) Spanish Expo '58 ET Exposition universelle de 1958 French התערוכה העולמית של בריסל (1958) HE 1958-as brüsszeli világkiállítás Hungarian Expo '58 ID Expo 1958 Italian
| 1958 Brussels | |
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 View of the exhibition's main avenue and gondola lift towards the Atomium | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | First category General Exposition |
| Name | Expo 58 |
| Area | 2 km2 (490 acres) |
| Visitors | 41,454,412 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 44 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Brussels |
| Venue | Heysel/Heizel Plateau |
| Coordinates | 50°53′50″N 4°20′21″E / 50.89722°N 4.33917°E |
| Timeline | |
| Bidding | 7 May 1948 |
| Awarded | November 1953 |
| Opening | 17 April 1958 |
| Closure | 19 October 1958 |
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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.[1] 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.
Expo 58 left a deep impression on Belgium. It was also the pretext for major upheavals and works in Brussels, whose boulevards were transformed into urban motorways. The Atomium, built for the occasion, has become one of the city's must-see landmarks.
- ^ "When the world was in Brussels". Flanders Today. 16 April 2008.[permanent dead link]