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In and around Millennium Park, downtown Chicago, April 14, 2013.

After the Sunday 8 AM conference keynote, I decided it was just too nice outside not to take a walk. You can see what I'm wearing in a few of the Cloud Gate reflections. (Adjust your screen brightness as necessary!)
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  • 1-Wrigley Peristyle at Millennium Park.

    1-Wrigley Peristyle at Millennium Park.

  • 2-Looking west from Millennium Park: Old Public Library (foreground, 1895). Pittsfield Bldg far left (1927); The Heritage at Millennium Park (mixed use cyan glass building at center), and Smurfit-Stone Building at far right.

    2-Looking west from Millennium Park: Old Public Library (foreground, 1895). Pittsfield Bldg far left (1927); The Heritage at Millennium Park (mixed use cyan glass building at center), and Smurfit-Stone Building at far right.

  • 3-Smurfit-Stone Building and Wrigley Peristyle at north end of Millennium Park.

    3-Smurfit-Stone Building and Wrigley Peristyle at north end of Millennium Park.

  • 4-Wrigley Peristyle at Millennium Park

    4-Wrigley Peristyle at Millennium Park

  • Millennium Park (Google Maps, my labels)

    Millennium Park (Google Maps, my labels)

  • 5-The Trump and Wrigley towers

    5-The Trump and Wrigley towers

  • 6-Wrigley Peristyle at ground level, One Prudential Plaza at right.

    6-Wrigley Peristyle at ground level, One Prudential Plaza at right.

  • 7-Blue Cross Building, and Jay Pritzker pavilion, Frank Gehry.

    7-Blue Cross Building, and Jay Pritzker pavilion, Frank Gehry.

  • 8-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park, by Anish Kapoor.

    8-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park, by Anish Kapoor.

  • 9-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

    9-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

  • 10-Cloud Gate, by Anish Kapoor (born Bombay, 1954). The narrow blue slabs are The Legacy at Millennium Park, tallest all-residential bldg in Chicago (2011, 822 ft.).

    10-Cloud Gate, by Anish Kapoor (born Bombay, 1954). The narrow blue slabs are The Legacy at Millennium Park, tallest all-residential bldg in Chicago (2011, 822 ft.).

  • 11-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

    11-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

  • 12-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

    12-Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

  • 13-N Knox reflected photographing Cloud Gate

    13-N Knox reflected photographing Cloud Gate

  • 14-N Knox reflected photographing Cloud Gate

    14-N Knox reflected photographing Cloud Gate

  • 15-Trump tower in background. One and Two Prudential Plaza at the right.

    15-Trump tower in background. One and Two Prudential Plaza at the right.

  • 16-Under Cloud Gate, looking up

    16-Under Cloud Gate, looking up

  • 17-Looking up at Cloud Gate from below

    17-Looking up at Cloud Gate from below

  • 18-Michigan Ave skyline reflected in Cloud Gate

    18-Michigan Ave skyline reflected in Cloud Gate

  • 19-Michigan Ave skyline reflected in Cloud Gate

    19-Michigan Ave skyline reflected in Cloud Gate

  • 20-Cloud Gate and Aon (fomerly Standard Oil: 1973, 1,136 ft.) mimic 1939 World's Fair sphere and tetrahedron.

    20-Cloud Gate and Aon (fomerly Standard Oil: 1973, 1,136 ft.) mimic 1939 World's Fair sphere and tetrahedron.

  • 21-Left to right: Two Prudential Plaza, Aon, Aqua, Blue Cross. Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion at ground level.

    21-Left to right: Two Prudential Plaza, Aon, Aqua, Blue Cross. Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion at ground level.

  • 22-Standard Oil (Aon, left); Aqua (2009, 859 ft.), seen above Jay Pritzker Pavilion at north end of Millennium Park.

    22-Standard Oil (Aon, left); Aqua (2009, 859 ft.), seen above Jay Pritzker Pavilion at north end of Millennium Park.

  • 23- Randolph Ave buildings l/r: One and Two Prudential Plaza, Aon (1,136 ft.), Aqua (behind, 859 ft.), Blue Cross, and Lake Point Tower Condominiums at far right (1968, 645 ft.).

    23- Randolph Ave buildings l/r: One and Two Prudential Plaza, Aon (1,136 ft.), Aqua (behind, 859 ft.), Blue Cross, and Lake Point Tower Condominiums at far right (1968, 645 ft.).

  • 24-University Club (far left, in front, at Michigan and Monroe). Behind is The Legacy at Millennium Park, tallest all-residential bldg in Chicago (2011, 822 ft.). Smurfit-Stone Bldg (diamond) and Trump Tower at right.

    24-University Club (far left, in front, at Michigan and Monroe). Behind is The Legacy at Millennium Park, tallest all-residential bldg in Chicago (2011, 822 ft.). Smurfit-Stone Bldg (diamond) and Trump Tower at right.

  • 25-The University Club, Michigan at Monroe.

    25-The University Club, Michigan at Monroe.

  • 26-Inside the Art Institute, looking north at Nichols Bridge (left) and Pritzker Pavilion (center; Aon building towers behind).

    26-Inside the Art Institute, looking north at Nichols Bridge (left) and Pritzker Pavilion (center; Aon building towers behind).

  • 27-Buildings: Prudential One and Two; Aon. Henry Moore "Large Interior Form," Art Institute.

    27-Buildings: Prudential One and Two; Aon. Henry Moore "Large Interior Form," Art Institute.

  • 28-Michigan Avenue steps to The Art Institute of Chicago.

    28-Michigan Avenue steps to The Art Institute of Chicago.

  • 29-Art Institute, Jackson Blvd façade

    29-Art Institute, Jackson Blvd façade

  • 30-Adler Planetarium from Buckingham Fountain

    30-Adler Planetarium from Buckingham Fountain

  • 31-Buckingham Fountain and Michigan Ave "cliff"

    31-Buckingham Fountain and Michigan Ave "cliff"

  • 32-Buckingham Fountain, Willis Tower (black), CNA Bldg (rust)

    32-Buckingham Fountain, Willis Tower (black), CNA Bldg (rust)

  • 33-Navy Pier and Lake Shore Drive from Buckingham Fountain

    33-Navy Pier and Lake Shore Drive from Buckingham Fountain

  • 34-Chicago Title and Trust (white lattice), Pittsfield Bldg (green roof near center: 1927, 551 feet).

    34-Chicago Title and Trust (white lattice), Pittsfield Bldg (green roof near center: 1927, 551 feet).

  • 35-Arch, Chicago Stock Exchange, 1893, Louis Sullivan

    35-Arch, Chicago Stock Exchange, 1893, Louis Sullivan

  • 36-Arch from Chicago Stock Exchange, 1893, Louis Sullivan.

    36-Arch from Chicago Stock Exchange, 1893, Louis Sullivan.

  • 37-Medallion, Chicago Stock Exchange arch, 1893, Louis Sullivan.

    37-Medallion, Chicago Stock Exchange arch, 1893, Louis Sullivan.

  • 38-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

    38-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

  • 39-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

    39-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

  • 40-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

    40-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

  • 41-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

    41-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

  • 42-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

    42-Tiffany Dome, Old Public Library

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    3-Smurfit-Stone Building and Wrigley Peristyle at north end of Millennium Park.
    4-Wrigley Peristyle at Millennium Park
    Millennium Park (Google Maps, my labels)