Millennium Park | park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

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contribution by Gehry

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  In Frank Gehry: Stardom and later works
  …Pritzker Pavilion (2004) in Chicago’s Millennium Park; and the New World Center (2011) for the New World Symphony orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida. For his 2008 renovation of the Art Museum of Ontario in Toronto, Gehry retained the original building (1918) but removed an artistically unsuccessful entryway that had…
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recreation in Chicago

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  In Chicago: Recreation
  …newer venues, Navy Pier and Millennium Park, have become the most popular lakefront draws for visitors and residents alike. Navy Pier, extensively renovated in the 1990s, boasts amusements, restaurants, theaters, and docking facilities for boat excursions. Millennium Park, built largely over railroad tracks at the northwestern corner of Grant Park…
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role of Daley

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  In Richard M. Daley
  …by the 2004 opening of Millennium Park, which features gardens, sculptures, and an outdoor concert venue designed by Frank Gehry—to planting thousands of trees throughout the city. In addition, Daley was involved in efforts to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to Chicago; in 2007 the city was selected as the…
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