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About The Park
Millennium Park is a redeveloped 25 acre section of Grant Park all at a cost exceeding $471 million dollars. It is bound by Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, East Randolph Street and East Monroe Drive. Planning started in 1996 and finally opened on July 16, 2004.
Grant Park is one of the largest public parks in Chicago. There are many features of the new park, some of which are the BP Bridge which compliments the Jay Pritzker Pavilion with is stainless covering. Another stainless work of art is the "Cloud Gate" sculpture designed by British artist Anish Kapoor.
The park is also home to the McCormick Tribune Ice Skating Rink, Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance and a 300-space, heated indoor bicycle parking facility that has lockers, showers, bike repair and rental.
At the south end is the 2.5 acre Lurie Garden and the 232 foot pool of the Crown Fountain. |
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BP Bridge
BP Bridge was design by famed architect Frank Gehry. It is a pedestrian bridge that connects Millennium Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza to the east crossing Columbus Drive. The winding bridge is 925 feet long and is clad in brushed stainless steel. Its was designed to create an acoustic barrier from the traffic noise below.
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Designed : June 1999
Completed :July 2004
Proposed Cost : $8,000,000
Actual Cost : $14,500,000
Percent over budget: 81%
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Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain, designed by artist
Jaume Plensa, contains two 50 foot tall glass block towers at each end of a 232 foot shallow reflecting pool. The faces of over 1,000 Chicagoans are illuminated behind the glass block by hi tech LED video screens. Black granite is submerged beneath the 1/8" deep pool inviting people to walk upon the water. The fountain is on mid-spring thru mid-fall (weather permitting,) while the images are displayed year-round.
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Artist selected :2000
Completion :July 2004
Proposed Cost : $15,000,000
Actual Cost : $18,000,000
Percent Over Budget : 13%
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Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate on AT&T Plaza was inspired by liquid mercury and is one of the largest of its type in the world. Standing 33ft high, 44ft wide and 66ft long is weighs in at 110 tons. It is constructed of ,what is now seamless, highly polished stainless steel. The surface reflects the city's image in all its glory. The designer wanted to give people the the sense (or impression) that they could touch the sky.
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Artist Selected : 1999
Completion : Final Completion
expected spring 2006
Proposed Cost :$6,000,000
Actual Cost : $12,000,000+
Percent Over Budget : 100%+ |
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Jay Pritzker Pavilion
The Pavilion stands 120 feet high with it's ribbons of brushed stainless steel. The crisscrossing trellis supports the state of the art sound system and is the first of it's kind in the country was designed to mimic the acoustics of an indoor concert hall. The Pritzker Pavilion is home to the Grant Park Music Festival and other free events throughout the year.
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Artist Selected :
Completed :
Proposed Cost : $10,800,000
Actual Cost : $60,300,000
Percent Of Proposed : 558% |
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Lurie Garden
Designed by Gustafson Guthrie Nichols Ltd., this 2.5 acre perennial garden is located in the south east corner of the park.
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Commissioned :October 2000
Completed : June 2004
Proposed Cost : $4-8 Million
Actual Cost : $13.2 Million
Percent Of Proposed : 330%-165% |
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Wrigley Square
Wrigley Square and the Millennium Monument is nearly a full size replica of the original peristyle that stood in the same location between 1917 and 1953. Etched at the base of the monument are the names of the generous corporations, foundations and individuals who made monetary contributions for the creation and conservation of Millennium Park. The square and monument were a gift to the city by Wm Wrigley Jr Foundation.
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Proposed Cost : $5 Million
Actual Cost : $5 Million
Percent of Proposed : 100%
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