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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, October 30, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Dedications; Spectators; A crowd of people watch as water sprays from the fountain during the dedication of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.

2. Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Computer graphics; Public sculpture; A photograph of a computer rendering by PSI showing the internal structure of the sculpture. Ethan Silva of PSI created the digitized computer model of the sculpture, and divided the shape into 168 plates....

3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Industrial facilities; Business people President Ethan Silva (right) of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), outside the offices of PSI in Oakland, California. Three fabricators were contacted by Kapoor to produce samples in steel for the project....

4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Steel; Marks (Symbols) Close-up of a steel plate marked with a grid and notations.

5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, steel plate and machinery, December 17, 2002 Milling machines; Machine shops; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machinery; A curved steel plate and milling machine at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.

6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Structural frames; Reflections; Employees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Two men pull the plastic covering off of a polished steel plate.

7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.

8. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Looking through a window at the structural steel of the sculpture (named Cloud Gate in 2004) during a trial assembly at PSI in Oakland, California.

9. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Harbors; Industrial facilities; The structural steel of the sculpture during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.

10. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Parks; Skyscrapers; Lawns; Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza, the location selected for Anish Kapoor's sculpture (later named Cloud Gate), in Millennium Park. Chicago Cultural Center (formerly the Chicago Public Library) is visible...

11. 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.

12. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Snow; Skyscrapers; Structural systems; Trusses; Lampposts; Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza. A network of rebar stretches across the Plaza.

13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 4, 2004 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.

14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Tents; Structural frames; Plywood; An individual steel plate in a cradle and nearby workers at SBC Plaza.

15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Tents; Plywood Workers adjust cables and rigging on the partially assembled sculpture.

16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Tents; Concrete; Construction workers; Plywood Close-up of the base of the sculpture, showing where it is anchored to SBC Plaza.

17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Plywood Workers adjust cables on the partially completed sculpture.

18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Plywood Two workers converse beside the partially completed sculpture.

19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 28, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Plywood; Steel plates and cables near the base of the sculpture.

20. 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.
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