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1. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Grinding; Equipment A 4 1/2 inch grinder used to smooth out seams where the sculpture's steel plates had been welded together.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; A few plates have been attached to the omphalos.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Skyscrapers; A few plates have been attached to the omphalos. The "headdress" of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Skyscrapers; A few plates have been attached to the omphalos. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 25, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Skyscrapers; A few plates have been attached to the omphalos. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Stickers; Cans; A hard hat at SBC Plaza.
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, milling, April 21, 2003 Steel; Milling machines; Machine shops; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; A milling machine is used to remove excess material from a steel plate. In order for the steel plates forming the sculpture to fit together, the dimensions and curvature of each plate had to be exact to...
8. Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Cloud Gate, photograph of a computer rendering by Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI), December 16, 2002 Computer graphics; Public sculpture; A photograph of a computer rendering by PSI showing the internal structure of the sculpture. Ethan Silva of PSI created the digitized computer model of the sculpture, and divided the shape into 168 plates....
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Photographers; Scaffolding; Dollies (Moving equipment); Wood blocks; A photographer captures an image of the partially completed sculpture.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; A plate is carefully moved into its exact position on the sculpture.
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; A plate is carefully moved into its exact position on the sculpture.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Wood blocks; A plate is inched into its exact position on the sculpture.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Wood blocks; A plate is inched into its exact position on the sculpture.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Wood blocks; A plate is inched into its exact position on the sculpture.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); A pole is looped through the back of a steel plate, and used to maneuver the plate into place.
16. Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, sub-frame grid, April 22, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; A section of the steel sub-frame during fabrication. The sections of the sub-frame were attached directly to the back of each of the curved plates that would form the mirror-like "skin" of the sculpture....
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Plywood; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; A stand is moved out of the way as workers guide a steel plate, hoisted from above by a crane, into place on the sculpture.
18. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Machinery; Steel; Industrial facilities; Machine shops A steel plate beneath a precision measuring device called a Faro arm. A Faro arm is an automated scanning device that checks measurements against computer models and calculates whether they are within...
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers; A steel plate coated with white protective film near the partially completed sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Skyscrapers; A steel plate coated with white protective film near the partially completed sculpture.
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