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1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, entablature, July 22, 2002 Entablatures; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Construction; Workers attaching pieces of limestone entablature to the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background.
2. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking south, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, looking south, July 22, 2002 Construction; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Taken from above, this view to the south shows the limestone slabs before they are attached to the peristyle, and the base of the crane used to lift them.
3. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, peristyle and scaffolding, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, peristyle and scaffolding, July 22, 2002 Scaffolding; Peristyles; Columns; Construction workers; Construction; Looking northwest at the peristyle and scaffolding during the construction of Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square.
4. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, fountain and peristyle under construction, ca. October 1, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, fountain and peristyle under construction, ca. October 1, 2002 Peristyles; Construction; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Looking north at Wrigley Square during an early stage of the construction of the fountain. The peristyle is almost complete.
5. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, fountain under construction, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, fountain under construction, October 15, 2002 Peristyles; Fountains; Construction; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Looking northwest at the nearly completed fountain and peristyle.
6. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Snow; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Structural systems; Looking southwest toward SBC Plaza during its construction. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, latticework is in place at SBC Plaza, in preparation for pouring the concrete. SBC Plaza is located atop the roof...
7. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Concrete; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Structural systems; Trusses; Sand; Skyscrapers; The arm of a concrete pump truck extends over SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, and the structural steel of the sculpture is to the right. Although the concrete that...
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 29, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Individual steel plates in cradles surround the partially assembled sculpture at SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Steel; Trusses; A worker climbs along the supporting steel of the partially completed sculpture while attaching steel plates. The tension of the cables and springs was adjusted constantly as construction continued to...
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Pickup trucks; I-beams; Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, and Millennium Park...
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Tents; Structural frames; Structural systems; Automobiles; I-beams; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Plywood; Looking northwest toward the site of the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent has been erected.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 29, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Structural systems; Bolts & nuts; Project supervisor Nick Taylor of Performance Structures, Inc. fastens two plates together using nuts and bolts. The bolts temporarily held the plates in place, until they could be seam-welded together....
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Gloves; Sweatshirts; Stickers; A worker makes minute adjustments to the position of a steel plate on the sculpture. Each plate had to be in exact alignment with its neighbor.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Bolts & nuts; Close-up of a worker bolting two plates together on the sculpture. The bolts, along with the rigging hanging the plates from the structural steel were temporary fixtures until the plates could be welded...
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Artist Anish Kapoor (right) inspects the partially completed sculpture. As is his practice Anish Kapoor did not name his sculpture until it was fairly well complete. The unnamed installation was affectionately...
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Tents; Hoisting machinery; Pails; Close-up of rigging and cables on the partially completed sculpture. In the background a worker bolts steel plates together.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Workers adjust cables and rigging on the partially completed sculpture. The cables and rigging held the steel plates in place temporarily until they were all welded together, creating a self-supporting...
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 5, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Tents; Construction workers; Pails; Inside view of the partially completed sculpture showing the structure of iron trusses, cables and rigging, that temporarily held the steel plates in place while the sculpture was assembled. A worker is...
19. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Flags; Reflections Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; Scaffolding; Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.
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