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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, October 15, 2002 Peristyles; Lawns; Construction workers; Construction; Skyscrapers; Looking north at the nearly completed Millennium Monument. Buildings along Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue are visible in the background.
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, close-up of nozzle on fountain, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, close-up of nozzle on fountain, October 30, 2002 Fountains; Banners; Reflections; Peristyles; Close-up of the nozzle on the fountain at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The nozzle was redesigned at the request of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation and is a replica of a finial on the...
3. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. at the dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. at the dedication, October 30, 2002 Dedications; Business people; Podiums; Plant containers; Plants; William Wrigley, Jr., the CEO and president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company from 1999-2006, at the dedication of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation gave $5...
4. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, ca. March 3, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; View from the south of the sculpture's structural steel in one-point perspective. The 110-ton sculpture sits atop a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking garage....
5. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Plywood; Construction workers; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
6. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Scaffolding; Trucks; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Structural systems; Construction equipment; Close-up view of an I-beam encased in green rebar. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is put in place before the concrete is poured. The resulting reinforced concrete is stronger and more durable than regular...
7. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Nails & spikes; Close-up view of an I-beam and rebar below the base of the sculpture.
8. Cloud Gate, anchoring system, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, anchoring system, March 10, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Structural systems; Bolts & nuts; 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 Construction; Construction equipment; Snow; Trees; Lampposts; Looking south toward SBC Plaza during its construction. A network of rebar is visible at SBC Plaza.
10. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Steel; Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza and the structural steel of the sculpture.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Skyscrapers; Rigging and cables attach steel plates to the supporting steel of the partially built sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; Ladders; An individual steel plate lies atop a cradle in front of the partially completed sculpture.
13. 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; Tents; Ladders; Dollies (Moving equipment); Artist Anish Kapoor inspects the partially completed sculpture. Kapoor took a hands-off approach to the physical assembly of the sculpture, visiting the site only five times during construction.
14. 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.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, ca. May 18, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents View of the partially completed sculpture from above.
16. 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.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Plywood; Tents; Welding; Construction equipment; A welder inside the weatherproof tent at SBC Plaza.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Close-up of cables and rigging on the partially assembled sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Close-up of cables and rigging on the partially assembled sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Welding; Ladders; Ropes; Marks (Symbols); Concrete; Steel plates on the sculpture are welded together. A tack-welding process was used prior to the Park's opening; permanent seam-welding was completed in 2005.
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