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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.

2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Steel; Structural frames; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.

3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.

4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.

5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.

6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.

7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Water; A distorted reflection and water droplets on the surface of a curved steel plate.

8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, August 6, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, August 6, 2003 Steel; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Employees; Reflections; A worker sprays the surface of the omphalos.

9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Close-up of a semi-polished steel surface.

10. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Pulled-back tarp reveals a curved steel plate. The surface of the plate has been covered with a protective film.

11. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel surface of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.

12. 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.

13. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Shovels; Construction equipment; Trees; Lampposts; View of rebar latticework before the concrete surface is poured at SBC Plaza.

14. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; The southeast corner of SBC Plaza before the concrete surface was poured. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.

15. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Snow; Shovels; Trees; Lampposts; Workers use screeds, or flat boards, to shape freshly poured concrete into a flat surface at SBC Plaza.

16. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Steel; Stairways; Grinding machines; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion and the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.

17. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Grinding machines; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Stairways; Steel; Construction equipment; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.

18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture as a steel plate is moved into place. Each plate was covered with a protective film to maintain its polished surface before being transported...

19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Steel; Close-up of a seam in the sculpture's surface.

20. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Public sculpture; Skyscrapers; Reflections; Construction equipment; Plazas; Looking southwest toward Cloud Gate and SBC Plaza four days before the park was opened to the public. Crown Fountain and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background. The surface of Cloud...
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