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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, limestone blocks, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, limestone blocks, July 22, 2002 Peristyles; Construction; Individual blocks of limestone prior to their attachment to the peristyle.
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Spectators; Dedications; A crowd of people in front of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square during the dedication ceremony. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Steel; Machinery; Industrial facilities; Machine shops Close-up of a Faro arm measuring the dimensions of the steel plate below.
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, statues, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, statues, December 17, 2002 Figurines; Fans (Machinery); Small statues, or models, at the offices of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI).
5. Cloud Gate, photograph of a construction drawing by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, photograph of a construction drawing by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), April 22, 2003 Computer-aided designs; Engineering drawings; A photograph of a construction drawing by PSI. PSI used CAD (Computer-aided design) software to create construction drawings for the piece.
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 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; Street lights; Trees; Parks; Skyscrapers; Looking west across Lake Shore Drive toward Butler Field in Grant Park. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to take from the Queen's Landing at Monroe...
8. Cloud Gate, anchoring system, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, anchoring system, March 10, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits); Coats; View of part of the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
9. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Construction equipment; Snow; Trees; Lampposts; Looking southeast toward the base of the sculpture. A concrete pump truck is visible in the background.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Structural systems; Trusses and steel plates of the partially assembled sculpture on a grey day. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Trusses and steel plates of the partially assembled sculpture on a grey day. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking west toward the partially assembled sculpture. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Detailed view showing the cables and rigging holding each plate in place during assembly. The hanging system was a temporary holding measure, until all of the plates were in place and could be welded together....
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, rigging and cables, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, rigging and cables, April 14, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Close-up view of the rigging and cables attaching the steel plates to the structural steel. The 20 North Michigan Avenue building is visible in the background.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Ladders; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Plywood; Looking north toward the partially assembled sculpture.
19. 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.
20. 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; Wood blocks; Pails; Workers guide a steel plate into position on the partially assembled sculpture.
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