MILLENNIIUM PARK

A Exelon Pavilions: Millennium Park Welcome Center

The four Exelon Pavilions, which use state-of-the-
art technology to convert solar energy into
electricity, are an integral part of Chicago's efforts
to become the most environmentally-friendly city
in North America. Together, the Pavilions provide
enough electricity annually to power 16 energy-efficient houses in
Chicago.

The northwest and northeast Pavilions are minimalist black cubes designed to complement the neighboring Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The northwest Pavilion houses the Millennium Park Welcome Center, as well as an Exelon energy display area. The northeast Pavilion provides pedestrian access to the parking garage below.

The two Exelon Pavilions on the park's south end also provide pedestrian access to the Millennium Park Garage, and were designed by architect Renzo Piano to complement The Art Institute's future expansion.

B Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance

This popular venue is home to several mid-sized music and dance companies, with performances ranging from ballet and African dance to classical, chamber and folk music. The 1,525-seat theater was designed by Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge (HBRA) Architects and boasts excellent sight lines and acoustics.

C McDonald's Cycle Center

This 300-space, heated indoor bicycle parking facility designed by Muller & Muller, Ltd. provides lockers, showers, a snack bar with outdoor summer seating, bike repair, bike rental, bike parking and other amenities designed to encourage biking to the Park and work.

D Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Winner of the Pritzker Prize in Architecture and the National Medal of Art, Frank Gehry applied his signature style to this revolutionary outdoor concert venue. The Pavilion stands 120-feet-high, with a billowing "headdress" of brushed stainless steel ribbons that frame the proscenium opening and connect to an overhead trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes. The trellis supports the sound system, which mimics the acoustics of a concert hall by distributing enhanced sound equally to the 4,000 fixed seats, and over the Great Lawn, which accommodates an additional 7,000 people.

E BP Bridge

Connecting Millennium Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza, this 925-foot-long winding bridge (Frank Gehry's first) provides incomparable views of the Chicago skyline, Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Clad in brushed stainless steel panels, the BP Bridge complements the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in function as well as design by creating an acoustic barrier from the traffic noise below.

F The Lurie Garden

Designed by Kathryn Gustafson, Jennifer Guthrie, Shannon Nichol, Piet Oudolf and Robert Israel, this 2.5-acre garden pays homage to the City's motto, "Urbs in Horto" (City in a Garden), which refers to Chicago's transformation from flat and marshy origins to a bold and powerful city. Highlights of the Garden include the 15-foot-high "Shoulder Hedge". This physical representation of Sandburg's famous description of the "City of Big Shoulders" encloses the garden on two sides and protects more than 138 varieties of perennial plants. A graceful hardwood footbridge over shallow water divides the garden diagonally between "light" and "dark" plates.

G Chase Promenade

A three-block-long walkway lined by nearly 200 trees, the Promenade spans the center of Millennium Park from Monroe to Randolph Streets. Chicagoans and visitors are invited to enjoy exhibitions, festivals and other family events on this eight acres of parkland.

H Boeing Galleries

The Boeing Galleries, designed by HarleyEllis, add formal space for public exhibitions to the park's mid-level terraces. The Galleries are lined on either side by a row of graceful sycamore trees—a rarity in Chicago. Additional seating is provided by a series of black granite steps along each gallery's east side, while a precast staircase connects the South Gallery with the beloved Crown Fountain.

I The Crown Fountain

Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and inspired by the people of Chicago, the Crown Fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens, a reference to the traditional use of gargoyle s in fountains. The Fountain, which anchors the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street, is a favorite of both children and families. The water is on from mid-spring through mid-fall each year (weather permitting), while the images remain on year-round.

J McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink

Located on Michigan Avenue between Madison and Washington streets, the Plaza offers visitors one of the best views of Chicago's famed Michigan Avenue streetwall. The 16,000-square-foot Ice Skating Rink operates from mid-November to mid-March (weather permitting). Skate rental, a warming lobby and public lockers are available. In the summer, parkgoers can enjoy a fresco dining.

K AT&T Plaza/Cloud Gate

The Plaza anchors the site of celebrated British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical Cloud Gate sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel "plates," which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.

L Wrigley Square and Millennium Monument (peristyle)

The Millennium Monument, designed by OWP/P, is a nearly full-size replica of the peristyle which was originally in the same location between 1917 and 1953. Its columns are made of Indiana limestone while the base is built from French limestone. In appreciation of the park's founders, their names are etched into the base. Wrigley Square's tree-lined area is an inviting space for visitors to relax, stroll and view the monument.

To learn more about Millennium Park, please visit the Millennium Park Welcome Center. The Welcome Center is located at 201 E. Randolph Street in the Northwest Exelon Pavilion and is open daily.

The Millennium Park Greeters offer free informal walking tours of Millennium Park from the Welcome Center, seasonally and as weather permits.

Visitors are also invited to take the audio tour and listen to the voices of the people who built the park describe the idea, its evolution and its art. The Audio Tour is available as a free MP3 download from www.millenniumpark.org.

For additional information about the park please visit
www.millenniumpark.org or call 312.742.1168.

For Chicago visitor information call toll free 1.877.CHICAGO or visit www.877chicago.com.

City of Chicago
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Department of Cultural Affairs
Lois Weisberg, Commissioner

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