Millenium Park has, in just a few short years, become a Chicago landmark. Completed in July 2004, construction began in the late 1990's. The corner that the park now occupies was once an eyesore. A railyard that lay unused for years would soon become a Chicago icon.
Millenium Park features some great architecture and landscaping. The main features of the park mix both modern and classical influences. Anish Kapoor's Cloudgate sculpture, affectionately called the "Bean" by Chicagoans, is the anchor of the park. The most popular attraction in the park is a wonder to behold. Reflecting the city skyline and the surrounding features of the park, the Bean is a gleaming example of a modern-art masterpiece.
The classical element of the park takes its form in the monument at the northwest corner of the park. The peristyle is a popular place for pictures, and the fountain makes it a beautiful spot.
Millenium Park hosts a variety of concerts in the Frank Gehry-designed Pritzker Pavilion. The sweeping, curving elements of this groundbreaking design capture the attention from anywhere in the park. The so-called "great lawn" provides the ideal place for picnics and lazy afternoons spent lying on your favorite blanket, reading a book or just soaking up the warm summer sun.
The other fun summertime Millenium Park activity is splashing around in the Crown Fountain. These towers of refreshment project images of local Chicagoans that change at random. Children and adults of all ages enjoy the cooling jets of water that shoot out from the "mouths" of the images that appear on the tower.
The serpentine pedestrian walkway over Columbus Drive is another of the sleek, modern elements of the park's design. The bridge looks like a giant stainless steel snake coiled up over the street and spilling into the park. This convenient feature provides direct access to the lakefront from Millenium Park.
They should do something like this on Brazil! It looks really Nice ! Congrats
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