Grant Park
The Grant Park is a large urban park in the area of the Chicago Loop and is in the north of the Randolph Street, to the south by Roosevelt Road and McFetridge Drive, in the west by Michigan Avenue and the east by Lake Michigan limited. The park, which is in the middle of Chicago's business district, is home to attractions such as Millennium Park , Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago . Originally called Lake Park, the park was renamed in 1901 in honor of Ulysses S. Grant , Commander in Chief of the US Army in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877 . The park, also known as Chicago's front yard, is maintained by the Chicago Park District.
Attractions
Millennium Park
In the northwest corner of Grant Park is Millennium Park , built between 1998 and 2004 to celebrate the Millennium . Millennium Park is home to attractions such as the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate , Crown Fountain , Lurie Garden, and other attractions. Millennium Park is connected to other parts of Grant Park by the BP Pedestrian Bridge and Nichols Bridgeway .
Daley Park
The BP Pedestrian Bridge leads from Millennium Park to the northeast corner of Grant Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The sights here are: gardens, summer and winter ice rinks , tennis courts and chess tables .
Art Institute of Chicago
On the western edge of Grant Park is the Art Institute of Chicago, built in 1893, one of the leading art museums and art colleges in the United States. It is best known for its extensive collection of Impressionist and American art. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has facilities in the southeast corner of the museum complex.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Millennium Park - Art & Architecture. City of Chicago, accessed June 20, 2014 .
- ↑ Maggie Daley Park. Chicago Park District. Retrieved June 20, 2014 .
- ^ Art Institute of Chicago. Art Institute of Chicago, accessed June 20, 2014 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 52 ′ 33.6 " N , 87 ° 37 ′ 8" W.