Downtown – Page 7

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

This is a photo of the Jay Pritzker pavilion in Millennium Park – Downtown Chicago.

Frank Gehry, winner of the National Medal of Art, 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 stage opening and connect to an overhead trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes. The trellis supports the sound system, which spans the 4,000 fixed seats and the Great Lawn, which accommodates an additional 7,000 people.

This state-of-the-art sound system, the first of its kind in the country, was designed to mimic the acoustics of an indoor concert hall by distributing enhanced sound equally over both the fixed seats and the lawn.

Crown Fountain

This is a shot of the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, which is located in downtown Chicago. The inner portion of the fountain has persons face digitized into it that blinks and purses it’s lips for water to spout out of now and then. After a few moments the screen will fade (as it is doing in the last photo I believe) and you will just notice the water falling from the top, then a new photo will come up.

The Museum of Art, located just down the street from the Crown Fountain, held an event where people who wanted their photos on the fountain could have them taken at the museum. I’m not sure if they are still doing that or not, but it’s a very interesting concept and quite the site to see.

Cloud Gate II

That’s a close up view of Chicago Cloud Gate Sculpture in Millennium Park, this second photo was taken when I walked underneath this amazing mirror like piece of art:

Amazing isn’t it? I was bumping into the walls when I was under the sculpture because they were so fine, and mirror like that I couldn’t tell where they started.

See yesterdays photo for a view of the whole sculpture.

Cloud Gate

I was going to do a series of Toronto Photos this week, but I thought I’d change my plan and show you some pictures from a past trip to Chicago.

This one is of Chicago Cloud Gate. It seems that Chicagoans call it the Bean. It’s located Downtown in Millennium Park. It’s one of the most amazing sculptures that I’ve ever seen.

I’m going to post two more very interesting photos of Cloud Gate tomorrow. Be sure to come back and see them. I’d also love to hear what you think of my photos. Feedback is always good.

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