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1. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Snow; Skyscrapers; Trees; Lampposts; View of the south end of SBC Plaza under construction, before the concrete was poured, and the structural steel of the sculpture. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
2. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Steel; Construction equipment; Looking northeast toward SBC Plaza and the structural steel of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 22, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Trees; Looking northeast at the structural steel of the sculpture. The first plate attached was the omphalos of the sculpture. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the...
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Construction workers; Looking southeast toward the partially assembled sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, April 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Close-up view of the rigging and cables attaching the steel plates to the structural steel of the sculpture.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 9, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Pails; Close-up of rigging and iron trusses on the interior of the partially completed sculpture.
7. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). After being ground with 40-grit sandpaper disks, the road grader was applied to the sculpture's surface,...
8. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, December 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, December 17, 2003 Mock-ups; Structural systems; Office buildings; Lighting; Lampposts; Fences; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.
9. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 30, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Construction workers; Concrete; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Automobiles; Trees; View facing south of the eastern edge of the Crown Fountain's reservoir during construction. The Art Institute of Chicago is visible in the background.
10. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Trailers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Artist Jaume Plensa (left) and architect Mark Sexton tour the construction site. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
11. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, October 10, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Trailers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Pails; View of the northeast corner of the construction site.
12. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, November 5, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Trees; View of the southwest corner of the site during construction of Crown Fountain's reservoir.
13. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, December 11, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, December 11, 2003 Excavation; Retaining walls; Concrete; Pipes (Conduits); Close-up of a pipe during the construction of Crown Fountain's reservoir.
14. Crown Fountain, tower construction, October 31, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, October 31, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Wheelbarrows; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking southwest toward the steel I-beams forming the base of the north tower. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
15. Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 10, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, November 10, 2003 I-beams; Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Trucks; Pails; Installation of steel I-beams forming the base of the south tower during an early stage of Crown Fountain's construction.
16. Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; I-beams; Trucks; Trailers; Skyscrapers; The north tower of Crown Fountain under construction. Each tower is 50 feet tall, 23 feet wide and 16 feet deep, separated by a 232 foot-long reflecting pool. At the bottom of this image the pipes that...
17. Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003 I-beams; Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Concrete; Retaining walls; Hoisting machinery; Bolts & nuts; Trees; Skyscrapers; Close-up view of the north tower's structural steel. The Aon Center and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower are visible in the background.
18. Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 Concrete; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Structural systems; Trucks; Trees; Skyscrapers; A truck loaded with structural steel backs into the site from the Monroe Street entrance. The Art Institute of Chicago and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background.
19. Crown Fountain, LED screen cleaning, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen cleaning, April 1, 2004 Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders; Pipes (Conduits); Marks (Symbols); A worker cleans the LED screen on the north tower.
20. Crown Fountain, glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Trailers; Trees; Skyscrapers; Crates; Panels of glass tiles on site before they were installed onto the towers of Crown Fountain. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
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