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1.	Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking north, October 15, 2002	Lawns; Peristyles; Construction; Construction workers; Buildings;	Looking north at the nearly completed Millennium Monument. Buildings along Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue are visible in the background.

2.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, close-up of sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003	Structural frames;	Close up of the sub-frame grid for one of the 168 plates that make up the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture.

3.	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).

4.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California. July 15, 2003	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys;	A lift alongside the structural steel of the sculpture.

5.	Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004	Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts;	Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.

6.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers;	Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture as a steel plate is moved into place. Each plate was covered with a protective film to maintain its polished surface before being transported...

7.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Construction workers; Structural frames;	Close-up view of the partially completed sculpture.

8.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

9.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed.

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004	Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; I-beams; Skyscrapers;	A worker uses a lift to reach a steel I-beam near the top of the weatherproof tent's steel structure.

12.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Scaffolding; Ladders; Wood blocks;	Looking northeast toward the partially completed sculpture.

13.	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.

14.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling weatherproof tent, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; I-beams; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Steel;	Workers use lifts to reach the top of the steel weatherproof tent structure.

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004	Structural frames; Steel; Trusses; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Concrete; Plywood;	Close-up view the base of the sculpture, showing where the sculpture is anchored to SBC Plaza. A hole in the ground surrounding the sculpture's base has yet to be filled in with concrete.

16.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Trusses; Ladders; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Tents; Plywood	Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture.

17.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Tents;	Workers guide a steel plate into position on the partially assembled sculpture.

18.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents;	Steel plates and cables near the base of the sculpture.

19.	Crown Fountain, computer rendering, ca. November 15, 2002	Computer graphics; Fountains; Lighting;	A computer rendering showing lighting effects on one of the fountain's towers.

20.	Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002	Mock-ups; Fountains; Testing; Industrial facilities; Reflecting pools; Hoses; Construction equipment;	Architect Mark Sexton views a mock-up of the fountain. The mock-up was created at the headquarters of Crystal Fountains in Ontario, Canada for safety testing and to adjust water volumes.

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