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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPritzker Pavilion and the BP Pedestrian Bridge were both designed by Frank Gehry, a Canadian-born American architect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jay Pritzker Pavilion has a capacity of 11,000. Its state-of-the-art sound system, the first of its kind in the world, mimics the acoustics of an indoor concert hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each tower of Crown Fountain consists of 10,000 glass bricks, and the faces of 1,000 Chicagoans appear on the fountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are free tours of Millennium Park offered daily from the end of May to early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millennium Park offers free WiFi, which is great for the data-conscientious visitor, especially those looking to share pictures and videos of their adventures at Millennium Park on social media.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What once began as a railroad and parking lot is now one of the most iconic places in the city of Chicago: Millennium Park. It has been 12 years since Millennium Park opened, so we have come up with a list of 12 fun facts, in honor of each year that the park has been open.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[65,15,21,43,67,57],"class_list":["post-5272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-things-to-do","tag-events","tag-family-friendly","tag-free","tag-landmarks","tag-public-art-parks-plazas","tag-things-to-do"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n