Let's make this really cool and iconic building!
Fuck yeah sounds great!
Now let's also make it illegal to take pictures of the thing!
Wait what?
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There's plenty of pictures of it online, as far as I can tell. What are you referring to? Some historic legislation that was intended to limit photography of the thing?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium#Worldwide_copyright_claims
The owners were and are pretty shit about it. But Belgium changed the law in 2016 to not be BS and just allow photographs.
Worlds biggest bong....
I was thinking crack pipe.
Ah. As you see I not well versed in drug paraphernalia
I enjoyed my quick visit to that place.
Same.
The exhibition was very neat.
Visited it due to a concert
Am I supposed to know what this is or what it does?
Yes, yes you do