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1. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002 Streets; Sidewalks; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers; View northwest from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including One Prudential Plaza, Two Prudential Plaza, the...

2. 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.

3. Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Close-up view of part of the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete, showing the base plate and anchor bolts.

4. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; The southeast corner of SBC Plaza before the concrete surface was poured. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.

5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders Workers move a cradle out from underneath a steel plate as it is hoisted up by a crane.

6. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Glass blocks; Lighting; Scaffolding; Eyes; Skyscrapers; Flags; During the second LED test, LED screens and glass brick panels were temporarily erected in Millennium Park at the approximate height of the fountain's towers.

7. Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Crown Fountain, LED test in Millennium Park, October 3, 2002 Mock-ups; Scaffolding; Eyes; Lighting; Glass blocks; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Steve Crown of the Crown Foundation and Jennifer Jacoby Hurd, Executive Director of Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, view the second LED test for Crown Fountain from a lift in Millennium Park.

8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, August 10, 2003 Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Looking west toward the structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress. Willoughby Tower and the top of the Sears Tower are visible in the background.

9. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; Abutments; A crane lifts structural steel for the eastern approach span into place atop a concrete abutment. Lightweight poly-foam blocks, visible at right, were used to to fill in the landscape surrounding the BP...
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