Wrigley Square
| Wrigley Square | |
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Millennium Monument Peristyle at Wrigley Square
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| Type | Public park/Town Square |
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Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°53′1.41″N 87°37′25.65″W / 41.8837250°N 87.6237917°WCoordinates: 41°53′1.41″N 87°37′25.65″W / 41.8837250°N 87.6237917°W |
| Created | October 30, 2002 |
| Operated by | City of Chicago |
| Status | Open all year |
| Parking | 2218 (Millennium Park parking garage) |
| Millennium Monument | |
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| Artist | O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi and Peterson Architects, Inc. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Limestone Peristyle sculpture |
| Dimensions | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Location | Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois |
Wrigley Square is a public square located in the northwest section of Millennium Park in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The square is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Randolph Street and North Michigan Avenue. It contains the Millennium Monument, a nearly full-sized replica of the semicircle of paired Roman Doric-style columns (called a peristyle) that originally sat in this area of Grant Park, near Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, between 1917 and 1953. The square also contains a large lawn and a public fountain.
Lying between Lake Michigan to the east and the Loop to the west, Grant Park has been Chicago's front yard since the mid 19th century. Its northwest corner, north of Monroe Street and the Art Institute, east of Michigan Avenue, south of Randolph Street, and west of Columbus Drive, had been Illinois Central rail yards and parking lots until 1997, when it was made available for development by the city as Millennium Park. Today, Millennium Park trails only Navy Pier as a Chicago tourist attraction.
The square is a tree-lined section of Millennium Park with a large lawn. The area broadcasts free wifi wireless technology. The square has earned a reputation as an outdoor culture spot by hosting a wide range of cultural events such as local and international art and photography exhibitions, as well as occasional live musical performances. This reputation is reminiscent of the earlier neo-classical meeting place. When Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley dedicated the square, it was dedicated to the donors, known as the Founders Group, who funded Millennium Park.
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