As the opening date of the Brussels World's Fair nears, the elaborate
pavilions of the 48 nations taking part are rushed to completion. America's
building, the world's largest freestanding circular structure, will be
an architectural landmark. Scores of international and commercial groups are
also taking part in the rivalry for the attention of the 40 million visitors
expected.
One of the commercial exhibits is a vast diorama of the Belgian countryside, which
will model a prophecy of progress in transportation. Under a complex
electronic control system, a diorama will show the transformation from today
into the world of the future.
The Atomium, fitting symbol for the first World Fair of the Atomic Age.