The Bean

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The Bean is a famous stainless steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor located in Chicago’s Millennium Park, renowned for its highly polished, reflective surface and iconic, bean-like shape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outdoor artwork
public sculpture
tourist attraction
admissionFee free
artMovement contemporary art
commissionedBy Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
constructionTechnique highly polished finish
welded steel plates
creator Anish Kapoor
dateCompleted 2004
dateUnveiled 2004
designedBy Anish Kapoor
featuredIn Chicago tourism promotions
genre contemporary sculpture
hasCulturalSignificance iconic symbol of Chicago
hasFeature central concave chamber
curved underside
seamless exterior plates
hasShape bean-like form
hasSurface highly polished reflective surface
height approximately 10 meters
isAccessibleTo public
length approximately 20 meters
locatedInCity Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInDowntownArea Chicago Loop
locatedInState Illinois
location Millennium Park
maintenanceBy Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
materialUsed stainless steel
nickname The Bean self-link
officialName Cloud Gate
openedToPublic 2004
owner Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: City of Chicago
partOf Millennium Park public art program
primaryFunction public art installation
reflects Chicago skyline
sky
surrounding buildings
visitors
subjectOf art criticism
media coverage
numerous photographs
usedFor photography
public gatherings
tourism
weight approximately 110 tons
width approximately 13 meters

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Cloud Gate alsoKnownAs The Bean
The Bean nickname The Bean self-link