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1. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Automobiles; Skyscrapers; Trees; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; View northwest across the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and East Monroe Street. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Smurfit-Stone Building, Millennium Park...
2. Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa and Mark Sexton visit the site, April 6, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Ladders; Tiles; Trailers; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton view the north tower during Crown Fountain’s construction. The north tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the...
3. Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in grey, June 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in grey, June 22, 2004 Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the north tower at night, as its LED screen is lit up in grey and its other three sides are lit from within in blue.
4. Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in lavender, June 22, 2004 Crown Fountain, blue interior lighting, LED screen test in lavender, June 22, 2004 Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the north tower at night, as its LED screen is lit up in lavender and its other three sides are lit from within in blue.
5. Crown Fountain, north tower, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, north tower, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Faces; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking toward the north tower during a preview of Crown Fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park.
6. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Children; Mouths; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Skyscrapers; A child strides across the reflecting pool during a preview of Crown Fountain three days before the official opening of Millennium Park. The north tower is visible in the background.
7. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Parks; Looking east toward the newly installed steel panels and structural steel of the headdress. Two large cranes and three smaller lifts are visible on site.
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Looking east toward the newly installed steel panels and structural steel of the headdress. Two large cranes and three smaller lifts are visible on site.
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Great Lawn, April 23, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Great Lawn, April 23, 2004 Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; The Jay Pritzker Pavilion, trellis and Great Lawn. Slightly less than three months before Millennium Park opened to the public sod had been laid for the Great Lawn and automatic sprinklers kept it watered....
10. BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 9, 2003 BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 9, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trailers; Trees; The path of the BP Bridge was outlined in rebar, or reinforcing bar, which was later cast in concrete. The orange caps atop the rebar spikes were for worker safety. Buildings visible in the background...
11. BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 BP Bridge, outline in rebar, May 13, 2003 Skyscrapers; Trees; Trailers; The western approach ramp for the BP Bridge is outlined in rebar, or reinforcing bar, and was later cast in concrete.
While the shape of the Bridge was still being decided, architect Frank Gehry agreed...
12. BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, April 15, 2004 BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, April 15, 2004 Lampposts; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking toward the landscaping below the span of the BP Bridge, on the east side of Columbus Drive. The tops of the Sears Tower, Willoughby Tower, Chase Tower, Three First National Plaza, and the Pittsfield...
13. BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, April 15, 2004 BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, April 15, 2004 Skyscrapers; Trees; Construction workers; Looking toward the landscaping below the span of the BP Bridge, east of Columbus Drive. The tops of the Kluczynski Federal Building, the Sears Tower, Willoughby Tower, Chase Tower, Three First National...
14. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 Skyscrapers; Abutments; Looking north toward the structural steel of the western approach span of BP Bridge. Three Illinois Center is visible in the background.
15. BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Looking northeast toward the structural steel and the concrete surface of the western approach span of BP Bridge. Three Illinois Center is visible in the background.
16. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Streets; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; A crane lifts a box girder onto the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's...
17. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; On November 22, 2003, Columbus Drive was shut down to traffic in both directions for 12 hours to allow the Bridge’s spans over Columbus Drive to be put into place. Three box girders were hoisted into...
18. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Skyscrapers; Close-up view of a box girder atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's...
19. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Streets; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
20. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
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