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"The Cloud Gate Sculpture", nicknamed 'the Bean" is one of Chicago's most recognizable and famous landmarks. It sits in the middle of downtown Millennium Park, just over a mile from Navy Pier and the shoreline.;<br><br>The perfect-mirror sculpture was opened in 2006 and designed by Indian-British sculptor Anish Kapoor. I first saw this in 2011 and vowed to come back one day "when I had my stuff together" to photograph it. <br><br>I drove an hour and a half last night after work to get here, only to find it "closed after 11 pm" (it was almost 1 in the morning).<br><br>
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Chicago Bean - Posters for Room Decoration | Large Wall Posters for Living Room "The Cloud Gate Sculpture", nicknamed 'the Bean" is one of Chicago's most recognizable and famous landmarks. It sits in the middle of downtown Millennium Park, just over a mile from Navy Pier and the shoreline.; The perfect-mirror sculpture was opened in 2006 and designed by Indian-British sculptor Anish Kapoor. I first saw this in 2011 and vowed to come back one day "when I had my stuff together" to photograph it. I drove an hour and a half last night after work to get here, only to find it "closed after 11 pm" (it was almost 1 in the morning). I may or may not have gone in anyway, gotten caught by 3 different security guards on separate occasions, charmed my way past each of them, and gotten my shot. Either way, a possible side-effect of this hypothetical scenario meant I got a completely clear and unblocked shot of this fantastic monument, without the hundreds of tourists that are always in the way, taking selfies with its mirrored reflection.