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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Wood blocks; Dollies (Moving equipment) Workers thread a pole through eyelets on the underside of a steel plate, before a crane hoists it into place.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; View of the partially completed sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Bolts & nuts; Close-up of the seam between two steel plates on the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; A worker installs a steel plate onto the sculpture with a close-up of cables and rigging in the foreground.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 28, 2004 Steel; Tents; View of the partially completed sculpture.
7. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Equipment The final step in polishing Cloud Gate involved applying rouge and going over it with a buffing wheel. Adding rouge during polishing helped to conceal color differences where material was added during...
8. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Gathering rods for molten glass at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch glass bricks for the towers of Crown Fountain....
9. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Eyes; Architect Mark Sexton (left) and artist Jaume Plensa view a glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Tents; Automobiles; A glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower...
11. Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Lawns; Trees; Skyscrapers; Trailers; The site of Crown Fountain as construction was about to begin. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
12. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, ca. September 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, ca. September 16, 2003 Excavation; Skyscrapers; Trailers; Retaining walls; Trees; As the reservoir was excavated, the formwork for a concrete retaining wall was added around its sides. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
13. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Excavation; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Trees; Construction of the concrete retaining walls surrounding the reservoir.
14. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 24, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 24, 2003 Excavation; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction equipment; Trees; Automobiles; Looking south along the partially completed concrete retaining wall. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
15. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 25, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 25, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Construction workers; Concrete; Hammers; A worker hammers rebar, or reinforcing bar, into place on the concrete base of the fountain's reservoir.
16. Crown Fountain, tower construction, October 31, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, October 31, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Wheelbarrows; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking southwest toward the steel I-beams forming the base of the north tower. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
17. Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Reservoirs; Trees Looking southeast toward the steel I-beams forming the base of the north tower. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
18. Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Reservoirs; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward the steel I-beams forming the base of the north tower. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
19. Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 5, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Retaining walls; Reservoirs; Trailers; Trucks; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the steel I-beams forming the base of the north tower. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
20. Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 10, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Marks (Symbols); Installation of steel I-beams forming the base of one of the towers during an early stage of Crown Fountain's construction.
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