The height of the Cloud Gate is 10 meters

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Cloud Gate

If you focus only on the name of the sculpture, its special database will be a real surprise for you. Behind the poetic name Cloud Gate stands a huge iron colossus polished to a mirror shine, shaped like a bean. In general, this original creation of the British sculptor of Indian origin Anish Kapoor was nicknamed by the people - Bean, which means "bean" in translation.

Cloud Gate

, its length is 20 meters, and its width is 13 meters. The weight of the sculpture is 99.8 tons. The entire structure is a frame that is completely covered with 168 sheets of perfectly polished stainless steel. This is a huge mirror block that perfectly reflects everything that is around.

Cloud Gate

The construction of the Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park began in 2004. The sculptor was inspired to create such an unusual structure by a drop of mercury. Anish Kapoor's sculpture was not chosen by chance - it took part in a special city competition and won first place.

Cloud Gate

The official opening of the Cloud Gate took place on May 15, 2006. The sculpture cost $23 million to build, although the initial cost was only $6 million.

Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate, or simply Chicago's Bean, has become a popular city landmark. Here you can always see a lot of tourists who are happy to take original photos of not only the sculpture itself, but also everything that is reflected in it.