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1.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003	Structural systems; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities;	One of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the interior structural steel of the sculpture.

2.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers;	Looking southwest at the structural steel and base of the sculpture.

3.	Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004	Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Structural systems;	Close-up view of an I-beam wrapped in green rebar. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is put in place before the concrete is poured. The resulting reinforced concrete is stronger and more durable than regular...

4.	Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 10, 2004	Parks; Construction; Construction equipment; Skating rinks; Structural systems; Trusses;	Aerial view of SBC Plaza under construction. The McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink is visible in the foreground.

5.	Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 18, 2004	Concrete; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; Snow;	Concrete is pumped into SBC Plaza from a concrete pump truck. Buildings along Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street are visible in the background.

6.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 22, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Trees;	Looking northeast at the structural steel of the sculpture. The first plate attached was the omphalos of the sculpture. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the...

7.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, steel plate, March 29, 2004	Steel; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural systems;	Close-up of a steel plate in a cradle at SBC Plaza.

8.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction workers;	Looking southeast toward the partially completed sculpture.

9.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers;	A steel plate coated with white protective film near the partially completed sculpture.

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking 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...

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking 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...

12.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking 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...

13.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Pickup trucks; I-beams;	Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, and Millennium Park...

14.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers;	Looking 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...

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of the partially completed sculpture.

16.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders;	Close-up view of the partially completed sculpture.

17.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Concrete;	Close-up view the base of the sculpture, showing where the sculpture is anchored to SBC Plaza. A hole in the ground surrounding the sculpture's base has yet to be filled in with concrete.

18.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Pails;	Guided by workers, a crane hoists a steel plate into position.

19.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Wood blocks; Dollies (Moving equipment)	Workers thread a pole through eyelets on the underside of a steel plate, before a crane hoists it into place.

20.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Hoisting machinery; I-beams; Wood blocks; Ladders;	View of the partially completed sculpture.

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