Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, also known as Pritzker Pavilion or Pritzker Music Pavilion, is a bandshell in Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
 Views of the pavilion, clockwise from top left: 2009 Grant Park Music Festival season-ending performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony; aerial view from the east; from the Great Lawn; stage during rehearsal. | |
| Address | Millennium Park 201 E. Randolph Street Chicago, Illinois United States |
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| Parking | 2218 (shared with Millennium Park)[1] |
| Owner | City of Chicago |
| Capacity | 11,000 (4,000 fixed, 7,000 lawn)[2] |
| Current use | Performing arts |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 16, 2004 |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Architect | Frank Gehry |
| Website | |
| City of Chicago Millennium Park | |
It is located on the south side of Randolph Street and east of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. The pavilion was named after Jay Pritzker, whose family is known for owning Hyatt Hotels. The building was designed by architect Frank Gehry. The pavilion was constructed between June 1999 and July 2004, opening officially on July 16, 2004.
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The Great Lawn, trellis and pavilion with the adjoining Harris Theater, within Millennium Park
Grant Park Music Festival night view of Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion
The pavilion and Chicago skyline in October 2012
The pavilion bandshell is designed to reflect sound for optimal acoustics.
Stage view of the pavilion's seats, trellis and Great Lawn, with Millennium Park and the Historic Michigan Boulevard District behind
View of the pavilion with the Harris Theater (left), BP Pedestrian Bridge (above) and Lurie Garden (right), as seen from Willis Tower.
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Tori Amos performing at the first pavilion event with a lawn seating fee on August 31, 2005
Enjoying Beethoven's 9th Symphony in the pavilion and beyond (Nichols Bridgeway view)
Andrew Bird performed at the pavilion in September 2008.
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References
- ↑ Kamin, Blair (July 18, 2004). "A no place transformed into a grand space – What was once a gritty, blighted site is now home to a glistening, cultural spectacle that delivers joy to its visitors". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-07-18/news/0407180382_1_millennium-park-crown-fountain-spaces. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Facts and Dimensions of Jay Pritzker Pavilion". City of Chicago. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
Other websites
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