Cloud Gate

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Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
outdoor sculpture
public sculpture
site-specific artwork
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs The Bean
artist Anish Kapoor
artMovement contemporary sculpture
commissionedBy City of Chicago
commissionedFor Millennium Park
completedIn 2006
country United States
creator Anish Kapoor
depicts abstract cloud form
designedIn United Kingdom
fabricatedIn California
United States
feature central omphalos
concave underside
distorted reflections of Chicago skyline
reflective surface
genre contemporary art
hasCulturalSignificance icon of Chicago
popular photo spot for tourists
height about 10 meters
inception 2004
inspiredBy liquid mercury
length about 20 meters
locatedInCity Chicago
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInState Illinois
location Millennium Park
maintenance requires regular cleaning
materialUsed stainless steel
nearby Chicago Cultural Center
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Michigan Avenue
openingDate May 2006
owner City of Chicago
partOf Millennium Park public art collection
publicAccess free
shape bean-like
elliptical
subjectOf public art debates in Chicago
surface highly polished
unveiled 2004
weight about 110 tonnes
width about 13 meters


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