City kids love Crown Fountain. In the hour we visited, hundreds of children got totally soaked, bathing suit or not. The grownups with them seemed relaxed and happy to just sit back and watch the pandemonium which ensued every time the sculpture got ready to spray the crowd.
It really is a joyful place where people laugh out loud and let their kids have fun; a perfect spot for late summer.
In Millennium Park: Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa.
(Re-edited from a post originally published 07.21.06)
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Millennium Park is, to me, one of the reasons I'm leaving Cincinnati and moving to Chicago. The citys committment to building public spaces like this is amazing. Now I know it was expensive and I'm sure some type of corruption happened along the way, but look at the end result. Everytime I visit I spend hours people watching at the fountain and staring at the bean. I can't wait to see if with all the seams welded up.
Dave,
Chicago is a beautiful city. I have lived here my entire life and it never ceases to amaze me. Good luck on the move!
Chicago is such a great city. I was there for mere four days and cannot wait to go back. Millennium Park rocks!
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I moved to Chicago three years ago expecting it to be a temporary thing, two years tops. Now I've bought a condo and I'm never leaving; I can't imagine living in any other city right now.
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i visited your city early last month (1st time since millenium park opened) and watching the kids play in the fountain is one of my favorite memories. 'twas lovely to see public space being used with such obvious delight :)
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