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Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004
Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004
TitleCrown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004
DescriptionArtist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton view the north tower during Crown Fountain's construction. The north tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the gargoyle nozzle, and the glass brick walls are partially installed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, the Carbide and Carbon Building, and One Prudential Plaza.
NeighborhoodLoop (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGMGlass blocks
Structural frames
Construction workers
Hoisting machinery
Tiles
Trailers
Skyscrapers
Subject.LCSHCrown Fountain (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and construction
Plensa, Jaume, 1955-
Sexton, Mark P.
Stone Container Building (Chicago, Ill.)
Carbide & Carbon Building (Chicago, Ill.)
One Prudential Plaza (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.AATstainless steel
LEDs
cherry pickers
granite (rock)
hard hats
chain link fences
boards (flat objects)
PhotographerUnknown
ArtistsPlensa, Jaume, 1955-
ContributorsCourtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
Date Of Download4/6/2004
Time Period2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
Repository NumberSPE-MP USER Crown 2004.4.6.9
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
GenrePortrait photographs
Progress photographs
Original Size316 KB
Original Resolution (dpi)72
Original Dimension (Pixels)1280x960
Camera SpecificationsSony CD MAVICA
BookCrown Fountain
ChapterChapter 9: Tower construction
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