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41. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural frames; Steel; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Concrete; Plywood; Close-up view the base of the sculpture, showing where the sculpture is anchored to SBC Plaza. A hole in the ground surrounding the sculpture's base has yet to be filled in with concrete.
42. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Trusses; Ladders; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Tents; Plywood Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture.
43. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Tents; Workers guide a steel plate into position on the partially assembled sculpture.
44. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; Ladders Workers thread a pole through eyelets on the underside of a steel plate, before a crane hoists it into place.
45. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Steel plates and cables near the base of the sculpture.
46. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Reflections; Artist Anish Kapoor (left) stands atop scaffolding beneath the omphalos of the sculpture.
47. Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Steel; Welding; Close-up view of a test weld. Test welding was done in part for color matching, because material is added during welding.
48. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; A worker installs a steel plate onto the sculpture with a close-up of cables and rigging in the foreground.
49. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Stickers; Cans; A hard hat at SBC Plaza.
50. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; View of the partially completed sculpture.
51. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); Plywood; Close-up view of a test weld with notations.
52. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Ladders; Scaffolding; Reflections; View of the partially completed sculpture.
53. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 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.
54. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Public sculpture; Skyscrapers; Reflections; Lampposts; Trucks; Construction equipment; Plazas; Looking southwest toward Cloud Gate; SBC Plaza was still under construction. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
55. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 15, 2004 Public sculpture; Plazas; Reflections; View of Cloud Gate from above, taken the day before the grand opening of Millennium Park.
56. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 15, 2004 Public sculpture; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward Cloud Gate. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the sculpture's reflection.
57. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 16, 2004 Plazas; Crowds; Public sculpture; Parks; Trees; Reflections; Skyscrapers; View from above of Cloud Gate during opening weekend. It was estimated that about 300,000 people visited Millennium Park during its opening weekend, July 16-18, 2004. In the years leading up to the Park's...
58. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tents; Construction workers; Reflections; Grinding; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
59. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Grinding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
60. Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Equipment Once the seams had been ground, the sculpture's surface was treated with a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader), pictured here. All of the tools used in grinding and...
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