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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Millennium Dome, Millennium Bridge, London Eye, Spire of Dublin, Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Crown Fountain, Millennium Stadium, Cloud Gate, BP Pedestrian Bridge, Wales Millennium Centre, The O2, Boeing Galleries, Millennium Point, Falkirk Wheel, Millennium Force, Clock of the Long Now, Cerritos Millennium Library, At-Bristol, AT&T Plaza, Chase Promenade, Spinnaker Tower, Millennium Village, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Odyssey Arena, Denver Millennium Bridge, National Space Centre, Swan Bells, Tower Millennium Pier, The Deep, Thermae Bath Spa, Celebrity Millennium, National Millennium Trail, Waterloo Millennium Pier, Millennium Tower, Trans Pennine Trail, World Peace Bell, Jahrtausendturm, Millennium Square, Millennium Green, Millbank Millennium Pier, The Lowry, King's Hall, Belfast, Westminster Millennium Pier, Lune Millennium Bridge, Blackfriars Millennium Pier, Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge, Our Dynamic Earth, Millennium Coastal Path, Tour du Millenaire, Millennium Bureau of Canada, Soberton and Newtown Millennium Walk 2000. Excerpt: Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, USA. It is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (99,000 m) section of northwestern Grant Park. The area was previously occupied by parkland, Illinois Central rail yards, and parking lots. The park, which is bounded by Michigan Avenue, Randolph Street, Columbus Drive and East Monroe Drive, features a variety of public art. As of 2009, Millennium Park trailed only Navy Pier as a Chicago tourist attraction. Planning of the park began in October 1997. Construction began in October 1998, and Millennium Park was opened in a ceremony on July 16, 2004, four years behind schedule. The three-day opening celebrations were attended by...