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1.	Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, close-up of decorative wall, October 15, 2002	Walls; Walkways; Trees; Lampposts;	Close-up of a low, decorative wall engraved "Wrigley Square."

2.	Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002	Peristyles; Lawns; Skyscrapers; Dedications; Walkways;	Looking north at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, where people are beginning to gather for the dedication. Visible in the background are the Carbide & Carbon Building, Millennium Park Plaza,...

3.	Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, close-up of nozzle on fountain, October 30, 2002	Fountains; Banners; Reflections; Peristyles;	Close-up of the nozzle on the fountain at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The nozzle was redesigned at the request of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation and is a replica of a finial on the...

4.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002	Steel; Marks (Symbols);	Close-up of markings on a steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.

5.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002	Models; Photograph albums; Photographs; Pine cones; Desks;	A model of the 26 feet high sculpture of a vintage baseball glove that sits in the fan lot of AT&T Park in San Francisco, home of the San Francisco Giants. A photograph within the photograph shows the...

6.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003	Machinery; Machine shops; Industrial facilities;	Interior view of the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).

7.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003	Steel; Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery;	The structural steel of the sculpture towers over a lone steel plate during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.

8.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002	Parks; Trees; Lampposts; Skyscrapers; Walkways;	Looking north across Millennium Park at the area that would later become the Chase Promenade. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to take from the Queen's...

9.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers;	View of the structural steel of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, as well as CNA Plaza and Mid-Continental Plaza.

10.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Construction workers;	View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

11.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses;	Side view of the sculpture's structural steel.

12.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers;	Looking southwest at SBC Plaza, where the sculpture's structural steel is taking shape. The sculpture is located on a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking...

13.	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.

14.	Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts;	Looking northeast toward SBC Plaza and the structural steel of the sculpture.

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Reflections;	View of the omphalos, or navel, from below. The omphalos was the first plate to be attached to the structural steel.

16.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Ropes; Plywood	Close-up of the base of the sculpture, showing where it is anchored to SBC Plaza.

17.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Dollies (Moving equipment); Plywood	The partially built sculpture under the weatherproof tent at SBC Plaza.

18.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Scaffolding; Plywood	Rigging and cables near the base of the sculpture.

19.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Concrete; Plywood	Protective tarps cover the steel plates surrounding the base of the sculpture.

20.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 27, 2004	Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Scaffolding; Plywood	Protective tarps cover the steel plates surrounding the base of the sculpture.

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