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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Reflections; Employees; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished steel plate, December 17, 2002 Steel; Reflections; Employees; A polished steel plate at Performance Structures Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California.
4. 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...
5. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Steel; Welding; Close-up of a test weld showing a polished area.
7. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
8. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Trusses; Structural systems; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
9. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Trusses; Structural systems; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel "skin" and interior truss structure of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
10. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the polished steel surface of the sculpture during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
11. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
12. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
13. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
14. Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, polished surface, April 22, 2003 Steel; Reflections; Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Close-up of the surface of a finely polished steel plate.
15. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding Close-up view of a steel plate during grinding. A finely polished steel plate is visible in the background.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Ladders; Close-up view of steel plates of the partially assembled sculpture. The plates were covered with a protective film to preserve their finely polished surfaces.
17. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 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...
18. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 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...
19. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 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...
20. Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004 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...
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