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Millennium Park (21 photos)
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Millennium Park - one of the most pleasant places in Chicago. There are trails for walking, flower gardens, statue, which is popularly called "Bob." It is located next to the Museum of Art, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Throughout the year there are a variety of activities, such as ice skating in the winter, summer concerts. Nearby there are shops and restaurants.
1) It was built in 2004 on a lot of money, I heard about the sum of $ 500 million.
2) Park declared a center of arts, music, architecture and landscape design.
3) The fountain, which bears the names of the founders. The length of the list is impressive.
4) Fountain called Millennium Monument.
5) The view from the other side (of the hedge).
6) We see the public library, it is on the other side of Michigan Avenue.
7) I do not know what it is. Men, you will prompt?
8) Pavilion Jay Pritzker. There are free musical performances.
9) The pavilion is named after a Chicago businessman Jay Pritzker, whose family business includes a hotel chain Hyatt Hotel.
10) resembles a steel roof curls. Deep - stage and seats.
11) By the way, there is a Pritzker Architecture Prize, founded in 1979 (100 thousand dollars), Frank Gehry received it in 1989.
12) This is a modern sculpture from China. Sui Jianguo, Windy City 2009.
13) Chen Wenling, Valiant Struggle. In the background: Zhan Wang, Jia Shan Shi No. These sculptures are in the gallery of the Boeing (Boeing Galleries)
14) Crown Fountain. Designer - Jaume Plensa. Two towers are made of glass bricks with LEDs for displaying digital video, the height of 15 m 2. The costs of the design and construction of $ 17 million.
15) Gateway to the cloud (Cloud Gate). Designer - Anish Kapoor. The unofficial name - bean (bean), because of its shape resembles. Figure welded 168 stainless steel sheets and polished, no visible seams and joints. A marvel of engineering! Dimensions 10 x 20 x 13 meters, weighs 99 tons 8.
16) The form has been chosen as a result of competition of designers, not just believe that it can be translated into reality. A lot of time was spent on consultation of various experts and the search for technological solutions. As a result, the project failed to complete the opening of the park in 2004, all the work was completed in May 2006.
17) Burnham Pavilion by Ben van Berkel. Glow in the dark.
18) Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid.
21) In the north-west entrance to the park there is a cafe-bar.
1) It was built in 2004 on a lot of money, I heard about the sum of $ 500 million.
2) Park declared a center of arts, music, architecture and landscape design.
3) The fountain, which bears the names of the founders. The length of the list is impressive.
4) Fountain called Millennium Monument.
5) The view from the other side (of the hedge).
6) We see the public library, it is on the other side of Michigan Avenue.
7) I do not know what it is. Men, you will prompt?
8) Pavilion Jay Pritzker. There are free musical performances.
9) The pavilion is named after a Chicago businessman Jay Pritzker, whose family business includes a hotel chain Hyatt Hotel.
10) resembles a steel roof curls. Deep - stage and seats.
11) By the way, there is a Pritzker Architecture Prize, founded in 1979 (100 thousand dollars), Frank Gehry received it in 1989.
12) This is a modern sculpture from China. Sui Jianguo, Windy City 2009.
13) Chen Wenling, Valiant Struggle. In the background: Zhan Wang, Jia Shan Shi No. These sculptures are in the gallery of the Boeing (Boeing Galleries)
14) Crown Fountain. Designer - Jaume Plensa. Two towers are made of glass bricks with LEDs for displaying digital video, the height of 15 m 2. The costs of the design and construction of $ 17 million.
15) Gateway to the cloud (Cloud Gate). Designer - Anish Kapoor. The unofficial name - bean (bean), because of its shape resembles. Figure welded 168 stainless steel sheets and polished, no visible seams and joints. A marvel of engineering! Dimensions 10 x 20 x 13 meters, weighs 99 tons 8.
16) The form has been chosen as a result of competition of designers, not just believe that it can be translated into reality. A lot of time was spent on consultation of various experts and the search for technological solutions. As a result, the project failed to complete the opening of the park in 2004, all the work was completed in May 2006.
17) Burnham Pavilion by Ben van Berkel. Glow in the dark.
18) Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid.
21) In the north-west entrance to the park there is a cafe-bar.
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