Crown Fountain Facts & Figures
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Learn about the artist who designed Crown Fountain's and other interesting facts below.

SCHEDULE
Commissioned – 2000
Completion – July 2004
Dedication – July 24, 2004
SIZE
Towers – 50’ high
Pool – 232’ long
DESCRIPTION
Crown Fountain in
Millennium Park is an interactive fountain composed of two glass-brick towers, with mixed media (light, LED display, water) united by a black granite pool.
OWNER
City of Chicago
ARTIST
Jaume Plensa Barcelona, Spain
ARCHITECT
Krueck + Sexton
Chicago, Illinois
ENGINEER
Halvorson Kaye Structural Engineers
Chicago, Illinois
CONTRACTOR
W.E. O’Neill Construction
Chicago, Illinois
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
U.S. Equities Development
Chicago, Illinois