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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Dollies (Moving equipment); Interior view of the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Steel; Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Machinery; Structural frames; A steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Steel; Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Machinery; Structural frames; A steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm.
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Marks (Symbols); Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; A steel plate in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Two workers examine a steel plate in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Machine-milling a steel plate.
8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Close-up of a steel plate after milling.
9. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Working on a steel plate at the fabrication shop of Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
10. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
11. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; The structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate) during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. Before shipping the parts of the sculpture to Chicago,...
12. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture during a trial assembly in Oakland, California.
13. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; One of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture.
14. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, close-up of structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; A close-up of one of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture.
15. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; One of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the interior structural steel of the sculpture.
16. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Harbors; A worker attaches loops linking a crane to the top of one of the giant steel rings that make up part of the interior structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).
17. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers; Looking west at the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the Auditorium Building, the...
18. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of bolts anchoring an I-beam below the base of the sculpture to SBC Plaza.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Trusses; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Workers atop a lift next to the structural steel of Cloud Gate. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking north toward the partially assembled sculpture.
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