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Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003
Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003
TitleCloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003
DescriptionClose-up view of the temporary rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly. The cables were removed once the sculpture was completely seam-welded. The finished sculpture is a self-supporting shell structure that expands and contracts as Chicago's weather fluctuates.
NeighborhoodLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGMTrusses
Structural systems
Steel
Subject.LCSHCloud Gate (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and Construction
Performance Structures, Inc.
Subject.AATstructural steel
iron (metal)
PhotographerUnknown
ArtistsKapoor, Anish, 1954-
ContributorsCourtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
Date Of Download9/18/2003
Time Period2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
Repository NumberSPE-MP USER Cloud Gate 2003.9.18.42
Repository NameChicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
CollectionMillennium Park, U.S. Equities Realty Collection
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Languageeng
TypeImage
Original Formatjpeg
Original Size841 KB
Original Resolution (dpi)72
Original Dimension (Pixels)2240x1680
Camera SpecificationsPanasonic DMC-LC40
BookCloud Gate
ChapterChapter 2: Assembly in Oakland, California
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