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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Trucks; Ladders; Two workers prepare to unload a wrapped steel plate from a truck. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Construction workers; Trucks; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Steel; Two workers prepare to unload a wrapped steel plate from a truck. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Close-up view of the iron trusses of the partially completed sculpture. The top of Two Prudential Plaza and the Aon Center are visible in the background.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 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...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Structural frames; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Skyscrapers; Millennium Park project director Ed Uhlir (left) and two other gentlemen at SBC Plaza.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction workers; Tents; Structural frames;Plywood Two workers and a crane near the partially completed sculpture.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Construction workers; Tents; Two workers atop a lift during the assembly of the sculpture at SBC Plaza.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Plywood Two workers converse beside the partially completed sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Bolts & nuts; Project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. fastens two plates together using nuts and bolts. The bolts temporarily held the plates in place, until they could be seam-welded together....
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Bolts & nuts; Project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. fastens two plates together using nuts and bolts.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Hoisting machinery Workers bolt two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded together, creating...
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Close-up of a worker bolting two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded...
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Tents; Close-up of a worker bolting two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded...
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Workers bolt two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded together, creating...
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Welding the seams between the steel plates was one of the most difficult parts of the process of putting the sculpture together....
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Plywood; Ladders; Two workers stand inside of the partially completed sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
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