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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 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...
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Harbors; Industrial facilities; Boats; Harbor view in Oakland, California.
3. 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.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Wood blocks; Skyscrapers; Plywood Workers attach straps to a pole that is attached to a steel plate. Individual plates were hoisted into place by cranes.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 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.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Workers guide a steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections; Close-up view of the final plate as it is installed onto the sculpture.
8. Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, ca. April 30, 2003 Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, ca. April 30, 2003 Glass blocks; Desks; Close-up view of a corner brick sample.
9. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Conveying systems; Decorative glass objects on a conveyor belt at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects,...
10. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Two glass brick panel mock-ups side by side at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida.
11. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Fences; Faces; Lighting; Lampposts; Concrete; 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.
12. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. November 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, ca. November 20, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Concrete; Fences; Automobiles; Lampposts; Structural steel for a full-scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. The structural steel is anchored down with concrete blocks. Barco manufactured the LED screens...
13. 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; Hoisting machinery; 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.
14. Crown Fountain, LED screen test in green, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test in green, south tower, April 1, 2004 Lighting; Testing; Close-up view of the south tower as its newly installed LED screen is lit up in green. The last LED tile, behind the "gargoyle" nozzle, has yet to be installed.
15. Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Nighttime view of the upper part of the north tower of Crown Fountain during a video test run. An image of a face is visible on the LED screen.
16. Crown Fountain, tower interior lighting in violet, June 21, 2004 Crown Fountain, tower interior lighting in violet, June 21, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Lighting; Testing; Looking toward one of the towers at night, as its interior is lit in violet.
17. Crown Fountain, fountain preview, north tower, June 28, 2004 Crown Fountain, fountain preview, north tower, June 28, 2004 Fountains; Lighting; Mouths; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Children; Glass blocks; Testing; View of the north tower of Crown Fountain during a preview to test the elements of the fountain.
18. Crown Fountain, gargoyle spray, fountain preview, north tower, July 13, 2004 Crown Fountain, gargoyle spray, fountain preview, north tower, July 13, 2004 Fountains; Faces; Lighting; Reflecting pools; Reflections; Looking toward the north tower of Crown Fountain. Water sprays from the tower's gargoyle nozzle, appearing to emanate from lips on a face on the tower's LED video screen.
19. Crown Fountain, gargoyle nozzle, opening day, July 16, 2004 Crown Fountain, gargoyle nozzle, opening day, July 16, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Mouths; Lighting; Bicycles & tricycles; Water sprays from the gargoyle nozzle of one of the towers on Millennium Park's opening day.
20. Crown Fountain, south tower at night, July 23, 2004 Crown Fountain, south tower at night, July 23, 2004 Fountains; Reflecting pools; Faces; Lighting; Reflections; Perhaps even more dramatic at nighttime, the Crown Fountain never fails to attract the public to walk on water.
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