Wrigley Square

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Wrigley Square is a northwest section of Millennium Park in Chicago. It contains a nearly full-sized replica of the semicircle of paired Greek Doric-style columns (called a peristyle), that originally graced this area of Grant Park, near Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street between 1917 and 1953.

A gift from the William Wrigley Jr. Company, the peristyle rises to a height of nearly 40 feet (12 m), restoring a classical elegance to Grant Park.

Although the original peristyle was designed by renowned Chicago planner Edward H. Bennett, this current incarnation was designed by Michael Patrick Sullivan of OWP/P Architects.

The pedestal of the peristyle has inscribed on it the names of the financial donors that helped pay for Millennium Park.

It is not to be confused with Wrigley Field, the baseball stadium.