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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, ca. August 6, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Water; A distorted reflection and water droplets on the surface of a curved steel plate.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, August 6, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, August 6, 2003 Steel; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Employees; Reflections; A worker sprays the surface of the omphalos.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Welding; Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Welding in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI). Some of the smaller plates were seam welded together prior to their shipment from Oakland to Chicago.
4. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002 Stairways; Fountains; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Skyscrapers; Looking west at the steps leading up to Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. The buildings along the south Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background. Buildings visible in the background include...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, ca. March 3, 2004 Steel; Structural frames; Construction workers; Trucks; The omphalos of the sculpture at the SBC Plaza construction site before being attached to the structural steel.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Looking east toward two idle lifts in front of the partially assembled sculpture.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004 Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams; Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent.
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004 Steel; Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Ladders; Scaffolding; Wood blocks; A worker climbs a ladder to join another worker atop the partially assembled sculpture.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Scaffolding; Steel; Roark Frankel of U.S. Equities Realty near the partially completed sculpture. U.S. Equities Realty oversaw the construction of Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain, Pritzker Pavilion, and BP Bridge.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Scaffolding; Tents; Plywood View of the partially assembled sculpture.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Plywood Protective tarps cover the steel plates surrounding the base of the sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Concrete; Close-up view of the base of the sculpture, showing where the base attaches to SBC Plaza.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; Construction workers; Plywood; Tents; Workers change the position of a steel plate; the plate has been temporarily attached to a steel pole to make it easier to move around.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); Paul Wojdyla of U.S. Equities Realty (left), accompanied by a visitor from Argentina, views the partially-assembled sculpture.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Reflections; Workers maneuver a steel plate for installation.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 3, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Reflections; Close-up view of trusses on the partially completed sculpture.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Pails; Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 6, 2004 Steel; Scaffolding; Reflections; Scaffolding below the omphalos of the sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 8, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Scaffolding; Plywood; I-beams; Reflections; View of the partially built sculpture.
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