{"id":2587,"date":"2022-03-22T03:24:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T03:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=2587"},"modified":"2022-03-22T03:24:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T03:24:40","slug":"millennium-park-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/22\/millennium-park-chicago-il\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennium Park &#8211; Chicago, IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2595\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8402_1-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Millennium Park\u00a0is a\u00a0public park\u00a0located in the\u00a0Chicago Loop.<\/p>\n<p>The park was intended to celebrate the\u00a0third millennium\u00a0and is a prominent\u00a0civic center\u00a0near the city&#8217;s\u00a0Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre.<\/p>\n<p>its originally proposed budget of $150 million and the final cost of $475 million.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Jay Pritzker Pavilion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Designed by Frank Gehry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2594\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0280_1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The construction of the pavilion created a legal controversy, given that there are historic limitations on the height of buildings in Grant Park. To avoid these legal restrictions, the city classifies the bandshell as a work of art rather than a building.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cloud Gate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2593\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0279_1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cloud Gate, also known as the bean, is the\u00a0 first public artwork in the United States by world-renowned artist Anish Kapoor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2590\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3141a425-914d-4004-ad2c-89e08d48cce8_1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The privately funded piece cost $23 million.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2588\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5b93b08e-1c35-4d33-bbb1-7f96d663d72c_1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Crown Fountain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Crown Fountain<\/i>\u00a0is an interactive work of public art and\u00a0video sculpture, named in honor of Chicago&#8217;s\u00a0Crown family\u00a0and opened in July 2004.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2589\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9A096F1C-DD04-422C-A152-939EB946A4C1_1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9A096F1C-DD04-422C-A152-939EB946A4C1_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9A096F1C-DD04-422C-A152-939EB946A4C1_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9A096F1C-DD04-422C-A152-939EB946A4C1_1.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was designed by Catalan conceptual artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects. \u00a0The towers are 50 feet (15 m) tall,\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-Artropolis_87-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>and use\u00a0light-emitting diodes\u00a0behind the bricks to display digital videos on their inward 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