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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Columns; Scaffolding; Close-up of a column and scaffolding at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. Each column is made up of five 2200 pound segments carved from 300 million year old limestone from the quarries of northwest...
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, scaffolding and columns, March 14, 2002 Scaffolding; Columns; Peristyles; Construction; Columns and scaffolding during construction of the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The peristyle is made up of 12 pairs of Doric columns on a semicircular pedestal. Each of the 24 columns has 24...
3. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, banner, October 30, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, dedication, banner, October 30, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Banners; Looking northwest at the fountain and at the base of the peristyle. During the dedication, a temporary banner was hung along the base of the peristyle with the names of 75 founders, or donors, showing...
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Structural frames; Metalworking; Close-up of a section of the sub-frame structure during fabrication. The sub-frame sections were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that later would form the mirror-like "skin"...
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Machinery; Industrial facilities; Machine shops; Steel Close up of a steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm. In order for the plates to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be accurate to within one-thousandth...
6. 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...
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; A section of the steel sub-frame during fabrication. The sections of the sub-frame were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that would form the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture....
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, March 31, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, cables and rigging, March 31, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Detailed view showing the cables and rigging holding each plate in place during assembly. The hanging system was a temporary holding measure, until all of the plates were in place and could be welded together....
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture as a steel plate is moved into place. Each plate was covered with a protective film to maintain its polished surface before being transported...
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Gloves; Sweatshirts; Stickers; A worker makes minute adjustments to the position of a steel plate on the sculpture. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates; Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. One of the biggest challenges in building Cloud Gate involved aligning the steel plates against each...
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Welding the seams between the steel plates was one of the most difficult parts of the process of putting the sculpture together....
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Although the tent came down and the sculpture was open for public viewing when Millennium Park officially opened July 16, 2004,...
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Plywood; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the position of a steel plate on the sculpture. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 2, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Workers make minute adjustments to the cables and rigging that hold the plates in position. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
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