This Chicago Based Company Must Be Making the Biggest Ice Sculptures in the World

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Nadeau's Ice Sculptures in Forest Park, Illinois has been wowing Chicago with its incredible ice sculptures for 35 years now. You won't believe some of their creations.

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At Nadeau's Ice Sculptures, they take the art of ice sculpting very seriously.

For 35 years now, Nadeau's has been providing awesome ice-art for some of Chicago's premier events.

The structures are created with a "show life" of 6-8 hours, meaning that it will take at least that much time for the structures to begin to melt and lose detail. But they usually last much longer.

The detail of their sculptures is mind blowing.

Seriously, how do you get ice to do that, especially knowing it will eventually melt?

Nadeau's has undertaken the recreation of some of the world's most famous monuments.

This Eiffel Tower is pretty spot on, if you ask me.

But their ultimate specialty seems to be crafting huge, functioning bars for special events.

Hey Chicago.

Such as this huge ice bar that takes up an entire room, and stretches around at right angles.

I don't know what this party was for, but I wish I'd been invited.

And this awesomely-lit peacock-themed bar.

Again, not sure what the event was. Probably something peacock-themed. Regardless, the bar and the peacock look great. Such intricate, beautiful detail.

And this very colorful bar.

Complete with live fish! Just kidding. They look pretty convincing though.

How would you like to order a drink over this classy AF bar?

I know I'd feel like a baller.

Nadeau's was even commissioned by Red Bull to make this awesome Stanley Cup replica when the Blackhawks won!

Note: not true to scale.

Pretty cool art form, isn't it?

Check out Nadeau's on Facebook and on their website, and order yourself an ice sculpture today.