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1. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Harbors; A worker attaches loops linking a crane to the top of one of the giant steel rings that make up part of the interior structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Ethan Silva, president of Performance Structures, Inc., in front of the sculpture’s structural steel in Oakland, California. The mirror-like “skin” of Cloud Gate was designed to fit loosely around...
4. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Pulleys; Supporting rib structure on the back of the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; View from the south of the sculpture's structural steel in one-point perspective. The 110-ton sculpture sits atop a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking garage....
6. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; View from the south of the sculpture's structural steel in one-point perspective. The 110-ton sculpture sits atop a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking garage....
7. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; Looking northeast at the structural steel and base of the sculpture. The "headdress" of the Pritzker Pavilion, still under construction, is visible in the background.
8. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Looking southeast at the structural steel and base of the sculpture.
9. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 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.
10. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 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.
11. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Trucks; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Structural systems; Construction equipment; Close-up view of an I-beam encased 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...
12. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Structural systems; Marks (Symbols); Poly-foam cubes alongside the base of the sculpture.
13. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 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...
14. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Structural systems; Trusses; 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...
15. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Structural systems; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of the base of the sculpture.
16. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; I-beams; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Looking southeast toward the partially built sculpture. The surface of SBC Plaza was later raised to cover I-beams visible here beneath the base of the sculpture.
17. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Structural systems; Trusses; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Marks (Symbols); Looking northwest toward I-beams below the base of the sculpture. The sculpture is located on a load-bearing wall which separates two rooftops of different heights.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames; View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers;Structural frames View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
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