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1.	Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004	Concrete; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Structural systems; Trusses; Sand; Skyscrapers;	The arm of a concrete pump truck extends over SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, and the structural steel of the sculpture is to the right. Although the concrete that...

2.	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...

3.	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,...

4.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Leaves; Automobiles; Trees; Public sculpture; Skyscrapers;	Looking east across Michigan Avenue toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it...

5.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Trees; Skyscrapers; Street lights; Trucks; Buses; Reflections;	Looking east across Michigan Avenue toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it...

6.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Parks; Skyscrapers; Street lights; Lampposts; Trucks; Trees; Taxicabs; Streets; Reflections;	Looking northeast across Michigan Avenue toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until...

7.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Flowers; Trees; Lampposts; Skyscrapers; Reflections;	Looking northeast across Michigan Avenue toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until...

8.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Trees; Skyscrapers; Lawns; Lampposts; Reflections;	Looking north toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened, and the construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was...

9.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Plazas; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Reflections; Lampposts; Wheelbarrows; Stairways;	Looking northwest toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it was fully welded,...

10.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Plazas; Lampposts; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Wheelbarrows; Stairways;	Looking northwest toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it was fully welded,...

11.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment; Plazas;	Looking northwest toward Cloud Gate. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of June 2004, and was unveiled to the public the next month, although it remained incomplete until it was fully welded,...

12.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Plazas;	Looking west toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened. The ongoing construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was...

13.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Construction equipment; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Wheelbarrows; Plazas;	Looking southwest toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened, and SBC Plaza is still under construction. The sculpture was fully assembled by the end of...

14.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Trees; Skyscrapers; Lawns; Construction equipment; Reflections;	Looking west toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened. The construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was fully...

15.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Fences; Trees; Lampposts; Flowers; Reflections; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers;	Looking west toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened. The construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was fully...

16.	Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005	Steel; Grinding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections;	A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...

17.	Crown Fountain, glass brick sample, April 30, 2003	Glass blocks; Offices; Desks; Chairs;	A corner brick sample viewed from three feet away. Other glass brick samples are visible in the background. The glass bricks were used with steel grids to create the exterior walls of the towers of Crown...

18.	Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003	Glass blocks; Glassware; Shelving; Merchandise displays; Paneling;	A glass brick in the center of shelves of objects produced by L.E. Smith Glass Company. The project team had precise specifications for the size and color of the glass bricks, and clarity was necessary...

19.	Crown Fountain, LED screen test in green, south tower, June 21, 2004	Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers;	Looking toward the south tower of Crown Fountain. The tower's LED screen is lit up in green and its reflection is visible on the wet granite pavers of the reflecting pool, although the reflecting pool...

20.	Crown Fountain, LED screen test in pink, south tower, June 21, 2004	Lighting; Testing; Reflections; Skyscrapers;	Looking toward the south tower of Crown Fountain. The tower's LED screen is lit up in a pink test pattern and its reflection is visible on the wet granite pavers of the reflecting pool, although the reflecting...

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