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Exuberant Millennium Park .. Chicago

Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa (Alice Joyce photo)

Chicago – Growing Greener and More Vibrant With Each Passing Year. Millennium Park features the Crown Fountain, a multi-media sculpture with two 50-foot towers designed by Barcelona artist, Jaume Plensa; and the Frank Gehry-designed Pritzker Pavilion: An example of Frank Gehry’s exuberant

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Gardens, Art and Architecture - Chicago

The city of Chicago’s lakefront gardens, art and architecture draw locals and tourists, alike, to a year-round destination of cultural and sensual pleasures. May, 2009 heralded the opening of the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by architect, Renzo Piano. A new walkway from the Lurie Garden to Terzo Piano Restaurant offers stunning vistas of Millennium Park and the Frank Gehry-designed Pritzker

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