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Cloud Gate (AKA The Bean) (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois
 art -(to be removed, see EN descr.), sculpture

Cloud Gate is a large mirrored bean-shaped sculpture (known by locals as "The Bean", due to this shape).

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Coordinates:   41°52'57"N   87°37'23"W

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  • Afareedi
    Designer - Artist Anish Kapoor. In 1999, Millennium Park officials and a group of art collectors, curators and architects reviewed sculpture proposals from 30 different artists. Jeff Koons submitted a proposal to erect a permanent 150-foot (46 m) playground slide at the park.[1][2] Koons' glass and steel design featured a 90-foot (27 m) observation deck that was accessible via an elevator.[3] The committee chose the design of internationally-acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor. Measuring 33 feet by 66 feet by 42 feet (10 m × 20 m × 13 m) and weighing 110 short tons (99.8 t; 98.2 long tons), Kapoor's propoal featured a seamless, stainless steel surface that was inspired by liquid mercury
  • RK77
    Featured in the film, 'Source Code' (towards the end).
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