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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Structural frames; Reflections; Employees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Two men pull the plastic covering off of a polished steel plate.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; A crane lifts one of the structural steel rings of the sculpture off of a pallet in Oakland, California. The structural steel was fabricated by Advanced Building and Metal Fabrication in Chico, California,...
3. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Champagne (Wine); Drinking vessels; Celebrations; Artist Anish Kapoor pours champagne for the crew, celebrating the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party. During the party, Kapoor named the sculpture "Cloud Gate,"...
4. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Drinking vessels; Scaffolding; Celebrations; Artist Anish Kapoor pours champagne for the crew, celebrating the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party. During the party, Kapoor named the sculpture "Cloud Gate,"...
5. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Plywood; Celebrations; Reflections; Champagne is poured for the crew to toast the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Plywood; Celebrations; Reflections; Champagne is poured for the crew to toast the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party.
7. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Champagne (Wine); Drinking vessels; Celebrations; Artist Anish Kapoor pours champagne for the crew, celebrating the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party. During the party, Kapoor named the sculpture "Cloud Gate,"...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Celebrations; Pails; Scaffolding; Drinking vessels; Artist Anish Kapoor sips champagne during celebrating the installation of the final steel plate with a traditional "topping off" party.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Construction workers; Champagne (Wine); Drinking vessels; Celebrations; Robert Wislow, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Equities Realty, (front right) celebrates with Andy Giacobbe (left) and Mike Lippe (top) of MTH Industries and the rest of the crew that built Cloud Gate during...
10. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 16, 2004 Plazas; Crowds; Public sculpture; Parks; Trees; Reflections; Skyscrapers; View from above of Cloud Gate during opening weekend. It was estimated that about 300,000 people visited Millennium Park during its opening weekend, July 16-18, 2004. In the years leading up to the Park's...
11. Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Equipment Once the seams had been ground, the sculpture's surface was treated with a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader), pictured here. All of the tools used in grinding and...
12. Crown Fountain, early site documentation, August 27, 2001 Crown Fountain, early site documentation, August 27, 2001 Trees; Lawns; Dirt; Lampposts; Stairways; Automobiles; Looking southeast from the approximate north entry point off Michigan Avenue before construction began.
13. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); A mold for casting the glass bricks at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. To obtain the clearest possible glass brick, the bricks were cast in these molds using a pressed-glass...
14. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, January 17, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; A close up view of an LED panel behind a mock-up of the glass brick wall. Each pixel is made up of five light emitting diodes, or LEDs, two red, two green and one blue, which can be manipulated into almost...
15. Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, site excavation, September 2, 2003 Lawns; Trees; Trailers; The southwest corner of Millennium Park was fenced off in September, 2003 as preparation for the construction of Crown Fountain began.
16. Crown Fountain, double row of trees, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, double row of trees, September 2, 2003 Lawns; Trees; Skyscrapers; Sidewalks; Looking north along Michigan Avenue and the double row of trees bordering the western edge of Millennium Park. The southwest corner of Millennium Park was fenced off in September, 2003, as preparation...
17. Crown Fountain, installing a granite tile, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing a granite tile, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Pipes (Conduits); Tiles; Construction workers; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Trucks; Installing the second granite tile. Granite tiles line the bottom of Crown Fountain's reflecting pool. Pedestals hold the tiles 20-inches off the ground, creating a space for a reservoir of water just...
18. Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 2, 2003 Parking garages; Automobiles; An area of the underground parking garage below Crown Fountain was fenced off prior to the construction of underground control rooms. Twenty-six parking spaces were given over to Crown Fountain to provide...
19. Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 2, 2003 Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 2, 2003 Parking garages; Automobiles; An area of the underground parking garage below Crown Fountain was fenced off prior to the construction of underground control rooms. Twenty-six parking spaces were given over to Crown Fountain to provide...
20. Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, underground parking garage, September 19, 2003 Parking garages; Automobiles; An area of the underground parking garage below Crown Fountain was fenced off prior to the construction of underground control rooms. Twenty-six parking spaces were given over to Crown Fountain to provide...
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