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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Columns; Scaffolding; Close-up of a column and scaffolding at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. Each column is made up of five 2200 pound segments carved from 300 million year old limestone from the quarries of northwest...
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, ca. March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, ca. March 14, 2002 Scaffolding; Columns; Peristyles; Columns and scaffolding at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square during construction. The monument is a modified replica of an original by Edward H. Bennett which stood at the same location. Built...
3. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, ca. March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, ca. March 14, 2002 Columns; Scaffolding; Peristyles; Construction Columns and scaffolding during construction of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The monument was designed by architects David Dillon and Michael Patrick Sullivan of O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi...
4. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Scaffolding; Columns; Peristyles; Construction; Columns and scaffolding during construction of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The peristyle is made up of 12 pairs of Doric columns on a semicircular pedestal. Each of the 24 columns has 24...
5. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and partially built columns, March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and partially built columns, March 14, 2002 Scaffolding; Columns; Peristyles; Construction; Looking south at partially built columns and scaffolding during construction of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.
6. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, frieze and cornice detail, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, frieze and cornice detail, July 22, 2002 Friezes (Entablature components); Cornices; Construction equipment; Scaffolding; Close-up of the frieze and cornice on the back of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square during construction.
7. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Dedications; Banners; Water sprays from the fountain during the dedication of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.
8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Structural frames; Metalworking; Close-up of a section of the sub-frame structure during fabrication. The sub-frame sections were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that later would form the mirror-like "skin"...
9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; A section of the steel sub-frame during fabrication. The sections of the sub-frame were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that would form the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture....
10. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Street lights; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers; View northwest from Lake Shore Drive just south of East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, and...
11. 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.
12. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 18, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; Snow; Concrete is pumped into SBC Plaza from a concrete pump truck. Buildings along Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street are visible in the background.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers; A steel plate coated with white protective film near the partially completed sculpture.
14. 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...
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Interior view of the sculpture.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Flags; Reflections; Workers transfer a steel plate from a crane to its position on the sculpture.
17. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Public sculpture; Fences; Trees; Lampposts; Flowers; Reflections; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened. The construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was fully...
18. Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Crown Fountain, tower wall mock-up, ca. July 18, 2002 Architectural models; Wood blocks; An early mock-up using wooden blocks representing glass bricks to test possible structures for the walls of the fountain's towers.
19. Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Crown Fountain, meeting in Chicago, May 13, 2002 Alleys; Glass blocks; Lighting; Architects' offices; Faces; Puddles; Reflections; Puddles of water reflect LED test panels in the alley behind the offices of Krueck + Sexton Architects at 221 West Erie Street in Chicago.
20. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 2, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; Fog; Flags; Eyes; During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers. Pritzker Pavilion is under construction in...
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