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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, limestone block, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, limestone block, July 22, 2002 Entablatures; Peristyles; An individual limestone block prior to its attachment to the peristyle. This block will become part of the entablature of the peristyle, and shows egg-and-dart moulding and dentils.
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. and Richard M. Daley at the dedication, October Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. and Richard M. Daley at the dedication, October 30, 2002 Dedications; Podiums; Mayors; Business people; Plant containers; Plants; William Wrigley, Jr., the CEO and president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company from 1999-2006, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley preparing to turn on the fountain at the dedication of the Millennium Monument...
3. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Fountains; Peristyles; Spectators; Plant containers; Plants; Dedications; A crowd of people in front of the fountain during the dedication of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background....
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Machinery; Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Steel Close up of a steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm. In order for the plates to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be accurate to within one-thousandth...
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, rolling, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A worker positioning a flat steel plate into a roller. A custom made roller, similar to an English roller, was built by PSI to roll the steel plates into their curved shapes. The plates are shaped by moving...
6. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Industrial facilities; The structural steel of the sculpture and its base during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.
7. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Traffic signs & signals; Crosswalks; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers; View northwest from Lake Shore Drive at East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including One Prudential Plaza, Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon...
8. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Structural systems; Trusses; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Marks (Symbols); Looking northwest toward I-beams below the base of the sculpture. The sculpture is located on a load-bearing wall which separates two rooftops of different heights.
9. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of an I-beam and rebar below the base of the sculpture.
10. Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Concrete; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of part of the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete, showing the base plate and anchor bolts.
11. 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.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Tents; Plywood; Close-up view of the base of the partially assembled sculpture.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Tents; Trusses; Structural systems; Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture.
14. 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; Scaffolding; Tents; Workers guide a steel plate into position on the partially assembled sculpture.
15. 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; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Workers prepare a steel plate to be lifted by a crane.
16. 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; Plywood; Scaffolding; Artist Anish Kapoor views the partially completed sculpture.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Pails; Scaffolding below the omphalos of the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Workers prepare to install a steel plate onto the sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Ladders; Reflections; Close-up view of the partially completed sculpture.
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