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1.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, polishing the omphalos, December 17, 2002	Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Tents; Steel; Employees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames;	The omphalos of the sculpture inside a tent at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland California.

2.	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...

3.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, structural steel, April 25, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Plywood	Close-up of the structural steel inside the partially assembled sculpture.

4.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004	Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery;	View from inside the sculpture of the plate that has just been installed.

5.	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....

6.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders;	Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Although the tent came down and the sculpture was open for public viewing when Millennium Park officially opened July 16, 2004,...

7.	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.

8.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Pails;	Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled. A worker is...

9.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Tents; Pails;	Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled.

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Pails;	Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled.

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Pails;	Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled.

12.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Pails;	Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled.

13.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery;	Project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. makes adjustments to a steel plate from inside the sculpture.

14.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery;	Project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. makes adjustments to a steel plate from inside the sculpture.

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery	General foreman Dan Kozyra (left) of MTH Industries and project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. inside the partially-built sculpture.

16.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Hoisting machinery; Reflections;	Workers stand inside of the partially completed sculpture.

17.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Reflections;	Workers stand inside of the partially completed sculpture.

18.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections;	Workers stand inside of the partially completed sculpture.

19.	Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004	Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Scaffolding; Flags; Reflections;	Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.

20.	Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004	Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Flags; Scaffolding; Reflections;	Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.

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