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Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, also known as Pritzker Pavilion or Pritzker Music Pavilion, is a bandshell in Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the south side of Randolph Street and east of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District.
Lurie Garden. Lurie Garden is a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Designed by GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, [3] it opened on July 16, 2004.
Cloud Gate. Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of Grainger Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed " The Bean " because of its shape, a name Kapoor later grew fond of. [1]
Wrigley Square. Wrigley Square is a public square located in the northwest section of Millennium Park in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The square is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Randolph Street and North Michigan Avenue. [2]
It is the northern terminus of the Metra Electric District to Chicago's southern suburbs, and the western terminus of the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Located under Millennium Park, a terminal station was first established here in the 1800s by the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) but has gone through several re-configurations ...
Image map of Millennium Park; east is at the top. Each feature or label is linked. In 2006, annual Christmas caroling began at the plaza. Following Thanksgiving, weekly sing-alongs are led by choral groups including Bella Voce, Chicago Mass Choir, and Chicago Children's Choir. [4] [13] [14] [15] [16]
The pavilion's second floor has the Chicago Shop, which offers a self-guided Millennium Park audio tour for rental and sells official Millennium Park and Chicago souvenirs. [32] The two-story Northeast Pavilion is the second-largest, with 4,100 square feet (380 m 2 ) of surface area, [ 5 ] and also has 460 photovoltaic modules to generate ...