Chicago's favorite bean

• BÃ¥seline

  29 Jan 07, 11:03

  This is a picture of the Cloud Gate sculpture (affectionate known as “The Bean”) in Chicago’s Millennium park. This 33 foot tall stainless steel sculpture reflects the Chicago skyline from the outside, and amuses visitors with a distorted glimpse of themselves while underneath.
  
  
  
  
  Drop over to this Flickr Group for more pics of ChicagoÂ’s Millennium park.
• Mospeada

  29 Jan 07, 11:04

  this is new, right?
  
  dun recall seeing this before in chicago leh
• Bontakun

  29 Jan 07, 11:09

  Wow... looks so SHINY......
  
  Does it melt and then form into the T-1000?
• BÃ¥seline

  29 Jan 07, 11:09

  From Wiki:
  
  Because the assembly fell behind schedule, the piece was temporarily uncovered for the opening of Millennium Park in July 2004. The public appreciation for the piece convinced park officials to leave it open for public view for several months. The piece was then re-tented for over a year to allow the seams between its metal plates to be polished out. The sculpture was finally completed and dedicated on May 15, 2006.
• missqi

  29 Jan 07, 11:10

  nice!
  
• cAr|n

  29 Jan 07, 11:14

  very cute!
  
  i like this bean
  
  must go visit if i ever have the chance to go chicago