Crown Fountain At Millenium Park

Chicago, Illinois

The aptly named Crown Fountain is a jewel among the acclaimed attractions of Chicago’s Millennium Park. Completed in July 2004, the fountain is a gift of the Crown and Goodman families, and is the inspired work of Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, who envisioned an interactive sculpture comprising glass, water and light. Its dynamic nature proved the perfect canvas for Color Kinetics’ intelligent LED lighting technology.

The fountain encompasses two 50-foot (15-meter) glass block towers that are linked by a 232-foot (71-meter) reflecting pool. The translucent glass towers, designed by Krueck & Sexton Architects, were intended to gradually change color – a challenge posed to lighting design firm Schuler Shook.
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