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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Plywood Workers attach straps to a pole that is attached to a steel plate. Individual plates were hoisted into place by cranes.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Wood blocks; Skyscrapers; Plywood Workers attach straps to a pole that is attached to a steel plate. Individual plates were hoisted into place by cranes.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Tents; Structural frames; Wood blocks; Plywood Workers attach straps to a pole that is attached to a steel plate. Individual plates were hoisted into place by cranes.
4. Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 Crown Fountain, tower construction, December 11, 2003 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; I-beams; Concrete; Retaining walls; Trailers; Trees; Skyscrapers; Cranes hoist sections of structural steel into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
5. Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing glass brick panels, April 5, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits); A grid of glass bricks is lifted and hoisted into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain. LED panels are already in place on the tower and a gap shows where the “gargoyle” nozzle will be fitted....
6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view with cranes, April 17, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, view with cranes, April 17, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Flags; Skyscrapers; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Trailers; Looking north toward two large cranes at the construction site. The cranes were used to lift structural steel into place on the Pavilion. Concrete columns, which will support the overhead trellis, are...
7. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, May 29, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, May 29, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking north toward the Pavilion where the structural steel for the headdress is being installed. Many times during construction there were as many as four or five large cranes on site, plus 18 aerial...
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Lawns; Trees; Looking southeast toward the back of the Pavilion where the structural steel for the headdress is being installed. Two large cranes are visible on-site.
9. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; View from below of the Pavilion where the structural steel for the headdress is being installed. Two cranes are visible, used for hoisting the steel into place.
10. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 19, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 19, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Looking west toward the structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress. Several cranes and lifts can be seen and the Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
11. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Parks; Looking east toward the newly installed steel panels and structural steel of the headdress. Two large cranes and three smaller lifts are visible on site.
12. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, profile view of headdress, June 5, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Looking east toward the newly installed steel panels and structural steel of the headdress. Two large cranes and three smaller lifts are visible on site.
13. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partial view of headdress and stage, November 12, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partial view of headdress and stage, November 12, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Construction workers; A partial view of the headdress and stage during construction. Several lifts and cranes are visible in the foreground.
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