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Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004
Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004
TitleCloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004
DescriptionLooking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took shape. The temperature inside the tent was controlled so that the metal of the sculpture would not expand and contract during construction due to fluctuations in temperature. The tent also protected passersby from gasses and particulate matter that were a byproduct of the welding and polishing processes used during construction. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, Millennium Park Plaza, One Prudential Plaza, and the top of Two Prudential Plaza.
NeighborhoodLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGMStructural systems
Trusses
Steel
Hoisting machinery
Structural frames
Skyscrapers
Construction workers
I-beams
Subject.LCSHCloud Gate (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and Construction
Stone Container Building (Chicago, Ill.)
Millennium Park Plaza (Chicago, Ill.)
One Prudential Plaza (Chicago, Ill.)
Two Prudential Plaza (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.AATstainless steel
iron (metal)
structural steel
cherry pickers
PhotographerUnknown
ArtistsKapoor, Anish, 1954-
ContributorsCourtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
Date Of Download4/14/2004
Time Period2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
Repository NumberSPE-MP USER Cloud Gate 2004.4.14.1
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 Size644 KB
Original Resolution (dpi)300
Original Dimension (Pixels)2048x1536
Camera SpecificationsNikon E995
BookCloud Gate
ChapterChapter 8: Attaching steel plates, April 2004
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