Millennium Monument
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The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonnade
ⓘ
monument ⓘ peristyle replica ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North Michigan Avenue
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan Avenue
Millennium Park ⓘ
surface form:
Millennium Park Great Lawn
Wrigley Square ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
neoclassical architecture in Illinois
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture in Chicago ⓘ structures in Millennium Park ⓘ tourist attraction in Chicago ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Chicago’s founders and benefactors ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
serves as a gateway element within Millennium Park
ⓘ
symbolizes Chicago’s early 20th-century civic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Doric-style columns
ⓘ
central plaza ⓘ curved colonnade ⓘ inscribed dedication panels ⓘ steps leading down to the plaza ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for Millennium Park ⓘ |
| hasPart | colonnade ⓘ |
| heritage | commemorates original Grant Park peristyle ⓘ |
| isReplicaOf |
Grant Park
ⓘ
surface form:
1917 Grant Park peristyle
original 1917 peristyle at the southwest corner of Grant Park ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Windy City
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInState | Illinois ⓘ |
| location | Millennium Park ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Cloud Gate
ⓘ
Michigan Avenue streetwall ⓘ Jay Pritzker Pavilion ⓘ
surface form:
Pritzker Pavilion
|
| orientation | faces Michigan Avenue ⓘ |
| partOf | Millennium Park architectural ensemble ⓘ |
| replaced | demolished original 1917 Grant Park peristyle ⓘ |
| shape | semicircular ⓘ |
| usedFor |
photography
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ tourist sightseeing ⓘ weddings and ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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