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1. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Photography; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ethan Silva, president of Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), looks up at the sculpture during a trial assembly in Oakland, California.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, ca. March 3, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Marks (Symbols); Close-up view of an I-beam below the base of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 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.
4. Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate and anchor bolts, March 10, 2004 Concrete; 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.
5. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Snow; Marks (Symbols); Close-up view of rebar at SBC Plaza during its construction. Rebar is steel bar used for reinforcing concrete. The rebar is put in place and then concrete is poured over it.
6. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 18, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; Snow; Concrete is pumped into SBC Plaza from a concrete pump truck. Buildings along Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street are visible in the background.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Construction workers; Tents; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Wood blocks; Ladders; Workers prepare a steel plate to be lifted by a crane.
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Tents; Scaffolding; Artist Anish Kapoor views the partially completed sculpture.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates; Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. One of the biggest challenges in building Cloud Gate involved aligning the steel plates against each...
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates; Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Welding the seams between the steel plates was one of the most difficult parts of the process of putting the sculpture together....
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Although the tent came down and the sculpture was open for public viewing when Millennium Park officially opened July 16, 2004,...
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Welding; Machinery; Close-up view of a welding machine used in the sculpture's construction at SBC Plaza.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Welding; Marks (Symbols); Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Pails; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Steel; Welding; Close-up view of a test weld. Test welding was done in part for color matching, because material is added during welding.
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