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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Machine shops; Steel; Structural frames; Storage of grinding tools and attachments in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
3. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Plywood; Construction workers; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Plywood; Pipes (Conduits); Pails; A worker drills holes into SBC Plaza, in preparation for installing the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 13, 2004 Concrete; Holes; Marks (Symbols); Close-up view of freshly drilled holes in the concrete of SBC Plaza.
6. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 10, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Construction workers; Shovels; Close-up view of newly-poured concrete covering part of the sculpture's anchoring system.
7. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 Public sculpture; Restaurants; Trees; Tents; Lampposts; Reflections; Looking southeast toward the Park Grill and Cloud Gate. The 110-ton sculpture sits atop a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking garage. The lightning protection...
8. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, August 27, 2003 Fountains; Testing; Ladders; Industrial facilities; Hoses; Water tanks; Testing the "gargoyle" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada.
9. 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 Office buildings; Streets; Views; Mock-ups; Aerial view of Barco's Logan, Utah offices. A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain is visible behind the main building.
10. Crown Fountain, a work room at Barco's offices in Logan, Utah, December 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, a work room at Barco's offices in Logan, Utah, December 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Structural systems; Boxes; Interior view of a work room in Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Structural steel for a full-scale mock-up of the LED part of Crown Fountain's towers is visible to the right. Barco manufactured the LED screens...
11. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Trailers; Piping and pedestals in the fountain's reservoir. In the finished fountain, the 20-inch deep reservoir supplies water for the reflecting pool and the fountain.
12. Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, March 10, 2004 Crown Fountain, aerial view of construction site, March 10, 2004 Lawns; Trailers; Structural systems; Reservoirs; Construction workers; Crates; Trees; Street lights; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Automobiles; Railroads; School buses; Aerial view of the construction site. The structural steel and LED tiles of the two towers are visible, and the reservoir can be seen in between.
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