{"id":42,"date":"2021-03-23T19:05:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/chicagofinds\/?p=42"},"modified":"2021-03-23T19:05:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:05:59","slug":"millenium-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/chicagofinds\/2021\/03\/23\/millenium-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Millenium Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cloud Gate<\/a>, also known as \u201cThe Bean\u201d, is literally a giant sculpture of a bean in the heart of Chicago, making It is one of the most popular tourist attractions. Anish Kapoor, Cloud Gate architect says according to Statue Stories Chicago<\/a>, that \u201cKapoor named this colossal sculpture \u2018Cloud Gate\u2019 for a simple reason \u2014 80 percent of its surface reflects the sky\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millenium Park is much larger than just The Bean, you just have to do some exploring. This is a great place to go when visiting Chicago because it is FREE! Right next to The Bean is the Crown Fountain, which is another sculpture created by Jaume Plensa. A fun face about this sculpture is that the large screen of faces are random Chicagoans! A lot of people come here to enjoy splashing in the fountain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When strolling behind The Bean, you will run into the Jay Pritzker Pavilion<\/a> built by Frank Gehry. This music pavilion is also open to the public where they offer free concerts, movies, etc. Even when nothing is going on, it is a fun place to lay down in the grass and enjoy the weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiding between all of these sculptures is the beautiful Lurie Garden<\/a> which was designed by GGN, Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel. They offer so many different plants including Bear\u2019s Breeches, Azure Monkshood, Willow Leaf Blue Star, and so many more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millennium Park is located on 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602 where you can visit Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, and Lurie Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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