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1.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Harbors;	A worker attaches loops linking a crane to the top of one of the giant steel rings that make up part of the interior structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).

2.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003	Steel; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops;	Close-up of a metal plate during the fabrication of Anish Kapoor's sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).

3.	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"...

4.	BP Bridge, installing rebar, June 6, 2003	Marks (Symbols);	Close-up view of holes drilled into the concrete, where rebar, or reinforcing bar, was later installed.

5.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, July 1, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; Trees;	Close-up view of structural steel and scaffolding for the Pavilion's headdress. The area that later became the Great Lawn is filled with construction materials and equipment. The Art Institute of Chicago...

6.	Cloud Gate, fabrication, exterior view of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI), December 17, 2002	Industrial facilities; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel;	Exterior of Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. Visible on the left are some of the curved steel plates that would later form part of the mirrorlike "skin" of Anish Kapoor's sculpture...

7.	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...

8.	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...

9.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002	Parks; Trees; Lampposts; Skyscrapers; Walkways;	Looking north across Millennium Park at the area that would later become the Chase Promenade. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to take from the Queen's...

10.	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...

11.	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...

12.	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...

13.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, cantilever, January 8, 2003	Concrete; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; Restaurants; Trees;	Looking northeast toward the Pavilion and the partially-built cantilever. The cantilever provides structural support for the headdress which was added later. The Park Grill Restaurant is visible in the...

14.	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...

15.	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,...

16.	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,...

17.	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,...

18.	Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002	Parks; Skyscrapers; Lawns;	Looking northwest toward SBC Plaza, the location selected for Anish Kapoor's sculpture (later named Cloud Gate), in Millennium Park. Chicago Cultural Center (formerly the Chicago Public Library) is visible...

19.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, July 1, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers;	Looking south through the headdress's structural steel toward the area that later became the Great Lawn. The overhead trellis is under construction in the background and the Art Institute of Chicago is...

20.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, June 17, 2003	Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction equipment;	Looking south through the headdress's structural steel. The area that later became the Great Lawn is filled with construction materials and equipment, and construction of the trellis is underway. The Art...

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