Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Sir Anish Kapoor. It is the centerpiece of AT&amp;T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.
Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed the Bean because of its shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It measures , and weighs .
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury.