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1.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, July 15, 2003	Steel; Trusses; Structural systems;	View of the structural steel of the sculpture; truss framework has been added.

2.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003	Steel; Trusses; Reflections;	View from beneath the omphalos or "belly button" of the sculpture as more plates are added.

3.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers;	View of the structural steel of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, as well as CNA Plaza and Mid-Continental Plaza.

4.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Construction workers;	View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

5.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers;	View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind it is...

6.	Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004	Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers;	View of the structural steel and base of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background, and behind it is...

7.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

8.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

9.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Pickup trucks; I-beams;	Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, and Millennium Park...

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004	Construction workers; Structural frames; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...

12.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, assembling the weatherproof tent, April 14, 2004	Structural frames; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Skyscrapers;	Two workers atop a lift tighten bolts on the steel structure of the weatherproof tent. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture took...

13.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

14.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004	Structural frames; Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; I-beams;	Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...

16.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, weatherproof tent, April 22, 2004	Tents; Lawns; Trees; Construction equipment;	Looking west toward the weatherproof tent covering the site of the partially completed sculpture. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as the sculpture...

17.	Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004	Steel; Welding;	Close-up view of a test weld. Test welding was done in part for color matching, because material is added during welding.

18.	Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005	Equipment	The final step in polishing Cloud Gate involved applying rouge and going over it with a buffing wheel. Adding rouge during polishing helped to conceal color differences where material was added during...

19.	Crown Fountain, assembly in Melbourne, Florida, ca. November 14, 2003	Industrial facilities; Structural frames;	A stack of steel grids fabricated by Circle Redmont Inc., in Melbourne, Florida, before glass bricks were added. Circle Redmont fabricated 5 feet-by-16 feet and 5 feet-by-23 feet stainless steel grids...

20.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, ca. September 16, 2003	Excavation; Skyscrapers; Trailers; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Trees;	As the reservoir was excavated, the formwork for a concrete retaining wall was added around its sides. Buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.

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