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1.	Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999	Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics;	A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...

2.	Cloud Gate, computer rendering of proposed sculpture, ca. 1999	Public sculpture; Reflections; Computer graphics;	A computer rendering shows the scale of the proposed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Cloud Gate is a massive 110-ton, 66 feet long by 33 feet high, stainless steel sculpture at Chicago's Millennium Park that...

3.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002	Industrial facilities; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment);	On site at the Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) facility in Oakland, California. Pieces of the steel shell of Cloud Gate are visible in the background, covered in blue tarps. The sculpture was named Cloud...

4.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, Ethan Silva in front of superstructure, ca. July 15, 2003	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Structural frames; Industrial facilities;	Ethan Silva, president of Performance Structures, Inc., in front of the sculpture’s structural steel in Oakland, California. The mirror-like “skin” of Cloud Gate was designed to fit loosely around...

5.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, turnbuckle, September 18, 2003	Fasteners	An example of a turnbuckle used in the rigging of the steel plates of the sculpture. A turnbuckle is a link with screw threads at either end; it is used to alter the tension of a cable or rope.

6.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Harbors; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Sailboats; Sidewalks;	Looking east across Lake Shore Drive toward the Queen’s Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. The original plan was for the sculpture (named Cloud Gate in 2004) to be fully assembled and shipped from...

7.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002	Harbors; Sailboats; Sidewalks;	Looking east across the bike path along Lake Shore Drive toward the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was...

8.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, cleat, ca. August 21, 2002	Piers & wharves; Harbors;	Close-up of view of a cleat on the sheet pile dock wall at the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. Project engineer Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, Inc. did a structural analysis of the sheet...

9.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002	Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers;	Looking west at the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the Auditorium Building, the...

10.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002	Plazas; Fountains; Skyscrapers;	Close-up view of the concrete pavement near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Buildings visible in the background include the Blackstone Hotel, the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, the Congress Hotel, the...

11.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Buckingham Fountain, ca. August 21, 2002	Stairways; Fountains; Street lights; Traffic signs & signals; Skyscrapers;	Looking west at the steps leading up to Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. The buildings along the south Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background. Buildings visible in the background include...

12.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002	Harbors; Sailboats; Lampposts;	Looking southeast at Monroe Harbor. The Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium are visible in the background. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to...

13.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Automobiles; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...

14.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Looking north along Lake Shore Drive near East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including the Buckingham Condominium (formerly Buckingham Plaza),...

15.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Sidewalks; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	View northwest from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including One Prudential Plaza, Two Prudential Plaza, the...

16.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Sidewalks; Traffic signs & signals; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	View north from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, Blue Cross-Blue...

17.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Sidewalks; Street lights; Trees; Skyscrapers;	View north from the bike path at 500 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, Blue Cross-Blue...

18.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Michigan, Monroe Harbor, ca. August 21, 2002	Harbors; Sidewalks; Street lights; Streets; Sailboats;	Looking southeast toward Monroe Harbor from the bike path along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum are visible in the background. This is one of...

19.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Street lights; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers;	View northwest from Lake Shore Drive just south of East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, and...

20.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Lake Shore Drive, ca. August 21, 2002	Streets; Street lights; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers;	View northwest from Lake Shore Drive just south of East Jackson Drive in Chicago. Buildings along east Randolph Street are visible in the background, including Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, and...

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