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1.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers;	Looking northeast toward the partially assembled sculpture.

2.	Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004	Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Flags; Reflections; Scaffolding;	Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.

3.	Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002	Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Reflecting pools; Lighting; Mock-ups; Hoses;	Nighttime lighting tests on a mock-up of the fountain at the headquarters of Crystal Fountains in Ontario.

4.	Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003	Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Fences; Lighting; Lampposts;	A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.

5.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003	Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Pipes (Conduits);	Close-up view of the grounding system and pipes at the base of one of Crown Fountain's towers during construction.

6.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003	Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction equipment; Trees; Trailers; Skyscrapers;	Looking north along the east side of the site. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, and the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.

7.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003	Excavation; Retaining walls;	Close-up view of part of the grounding system of Crown Fountain. The copper cables run from the ground up to the top each of the towers.

8.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 26, 2003	Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction workers;	Machinery on-site during the construction of Crown Fountain's reservoir.

9.	Crown Fountain, pipes, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Concrete; Retaining walls; Hoisting machinery; Pipes (Conduits); Trees; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of five pipes emerging from the steel I-beams that form the base of the north tower.

10.	Crown Fountain, machinery, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Pipes (Conduits); Trucks; Trees; Skyscrapers;	A view of a crane and other machinery on-site during Crown Fountain's construction.

11.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Automobiles; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Streets; Trees;	View from across Michigan Avenue as the structural steel of the north tower is hoisted into place by a crane.

12.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trees; Street lights;	A crane hoists structural steel into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain.

13.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Construction workers; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers;	A worker atop a lift makes adjustments as a crane hoists structural steel into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain.

14.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Trucks; Hoisting machinery; Bolts & nuts;	Workers tighten bolts affixing newly installed structural steel to I-beams at the base of the north tower of Crown Fountain.

15.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; I-beams; Trucks; Trailers; Skyscrapers;	The north tower of Crown Fountain under construction. Each tower is 50 feet tall, 23 feet wide and 16 feet deep, separated by a 232 foot-long reflecting pool. At the bottom of this image the pipes that...

16.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; I-beams; Trucks; Trailers; Pails; Skyscrapers;	Installing the structural steel of the north tower. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

17.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Concrete; I-beams; Retaining walls; Trailers; Trucks; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Installing the structural steel of the north tower. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building and One Prudential Plaza.

18.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Structural systems; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Pipes (Conduits); Trees	Installing the structural steel of the north tower.

19.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; Retaining walls;	Close-up view of the north tower's structural steel.

20.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	I-beams; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; Retaining walls; Hoisting machinery; Bolts & nuts; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of the north tower's structural steel. The Aon Center and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower are visible in the background.

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