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Gate) in Chicago</h1><hr class="border-dashed"><div class="py-3 post-content"><p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Update: “The Bean” is back! The city recently completed renovations to enhance the visitor experience and improve accessibility to the surrounding plaza. Public access and views of the sculpture are now open to the public.</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cloud Gate, aka “The Bean”, is one of <strong><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/tours-attractions/">Chicago’s most popular sights</a></strong>. The monumental work of art anchors downtown <strong><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/millennium-park-campus/">Millennium Park</a></strong> and reflects the city’s famous skyline and the surrounding green space. And now, The Bean can even help you plan your trip to Chicago with this new <strong><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/bean/?open=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interactive, AI-powered tool</a></strong>.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s everything you need to know about The Bean, including where it came from and where to see it.</span></p><h3>What is The Bean?</h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bean is a work of public art in the heart of Chicago. The sculpture, which is officially titled Cloud Gate, is one of the world’s largest permanent outdoor art installations. The monumental work was unveiled in 2004 and quickly became of the Chicago’s most iconic sights. </span></p><h3>Where is The Bean?</h3><p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86346" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/AA_Fall_MILPARK_01-900x612.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="612" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/AA_Fall_MILPARK_01-900x612.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/AA_Fall_MILPARK_01-768x522.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bean is located in <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/millennium-park-campus/"><strong>Millennium Park</strong></a>, the lakefront park in Chicago’s downtown <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods/loop/"><strong>Loop</strong></a>. It sits above the McCormick Tribune Plaza, where you’ll find alfresco dining in the summer and a free skating rink in winter. If you’re walking on Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Monroe, you really can’t miss it.</span></p><p><strong>Explore more</strong>: Go beyond The Bean with our <strong><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/millennium-park-campus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guide to the Millennium Park campus</a></strong>.</p><h3>What does The Bean mean?</h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bean’s reflective surface was inspired by liquid mercury. This shiny exterior reflects the people moving around the park, the lights of Michigan Avenue, and the surrounding skyline and green space — perfectly encapsulating the Millennium Park experience. The polished surface also invites visitors to touch the surface and observe their own reflection, giving it an interactive quality.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The reflection of the sky above the park, not to mention the curved underside of The Bean serves as an entrance that visitors can walk under to enter the park, inspired the sculpture’s creator to name the piece Cloud Gate.</span></p><div class="advanced-ads_hilton-ribbon" id="advanced-ads_1194869085"><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2022/10/Chicago_Generic_300x150_FINAL-.gif" style="max-width: 300px;" ><source media="(min-width: 600px)" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2022/10/Chicago_Generic_750x50_FINA.gif" ><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/locations/usa/illinois/chicago/?regionId=1090&subregionId=3962&WT.mc_id=zMDDM0AA1MB2OLQ3LocalPartner4ChooseChicago_Sep5Seed___6MULTIBR7MWHub8i85685"><img decoding="async" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2022/10/Chicago_Generic_750x50_FINA.gif" alt="Hilton - For The Stay" style="max-width: 750px;"></a></picture></div><h3>Who designed The Bean?</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-82720" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-900x600.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-600x400.jpg 600w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-750x500.jpg 750w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/06/ALA_Bean2017_6515-1800x1200.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was designed by internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor. The Indian-born British sculptor was already well-known for his large-scale outdoor works, including several with highly reflective surfaces. Cloud Gate was his first permanent public outdoor work in the United States, and is widely considered his most famous.</span></p><p><strong>Explore more</strong>: Find more iconic <strong><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/museums-art/public-art-in-the-chicago-loop/">public art in the Chicago Loop</a></strong>, from Picasso to Chagall.</p><h3>What’s The Bean made out of?</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-132433" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/371A0801-900x600.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/371A0801-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/371A0801-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/371A0801-600x400.jpg 600w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2019/08/371A0801.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"></p><div class="advanced-ads_f92e52138ba0ee55b3d611930c4573ad advanced-ads_blog-all" id="advanced-ads_f92e52138ba0ee55b3d611930c4573ad"></div><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The exterior of The Bean is made entirely of stainless steel. It was created using computer technology to precisely cut 168 massive steel plates, which were then fitted together and welded shut for a completely seamless finish. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inside, it’s made of a network of two large metal rings. The rings are connected via a truss framework, similar to what you might see on a bridge. This allows the sculptures massive weight to be directed to its two base points, creating the iconic “bean” shape and allowing for the large concave area beneath the structure. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bean’s steel exterior is attached to the inside frame with flexible connectors that let it expand and contract as the weather changes.</span></p><h3>How big is it?</h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bean is 33 feet high, 42 feet wide, and 66 feet long. It weighs about 110 tons — roughly the same as 15 adult elephants.</span></p><h3>Why is it called The Bean?</h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you seen it? While the piece’s official name is Cloud Gate, artist Anish Kapoor doesn’t title his works until after they’re completed. But when the structure was still under construction, renderings of the design were released to the public. 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