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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, December 17, 2002 Steel; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Marks (Symbols); Industrial facilities; Workers position a steel plate into the roller.
2. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Structural systems; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; One of the two 22-by-25-foot steel rings on either end of the structural steel of the sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Reflections; The first plate to go up during the trial assembly was the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, August 8, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Reflections; View from beneath the omphalos, or "belly button" of the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Harbors; Sailboats; Hoisting machinery; Harbor view in Oakland, California.
6. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, February 27, 2004 Structural systems; Steel; Trusses; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; View of the structural steel of the sculpture; truss framework has been added. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background, as well as CNA Plaza and Mid-Continental Plaza.
7. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
8. Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, assembly in Chicago, structural steel, crane, March 2, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Skyscrapers; A crane tilts at a precarious angle during the construction of the sculpture's structural steel in Chicago.
9. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Snow; A crane is used to lay boards across SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall and the Art Institute of Chicago are visible in the background.
10. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Snow; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; A crane is used to lay boards across SBC Plaza. The Michigan Avenue street wall and the Art Institute of Chicago are visible in the background.
11. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Snow; Construction workers; A crane at SBC Plaza.
12. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, February 17, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Snow; A crane at SBC Plaza.
13. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Stairways; Concrete; Steel; Looking northeast toward SBC Plaza and the structural steel of the sculpture. Pritzker Pavilion and the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
14. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Steel; Stairways; Grinding machines; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion and the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
15. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Grinding machines; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Stairways; Steel; Construction equipment; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
16. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, omphalos, March 2, 2004 Trusses; Steel; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; View of the omphalos, a Greek word meaning "navel", from below. The omphalos was the first plate to be attached to the structural steel. Buildings visible in the background include 30 North Michigan Avenue...
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Trucks; Ladders; Two workers prepare to unload a wrapped steel plate from a truck. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 21, 2004 Construction workers; Trucks; Hoisting machinery; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders; As a part of the process of unloading it from a truck, workers attach a hook to a wrapped steel plate.The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Construction workers; Looking southeast toward the partially assembled sculpture.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, March 26, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Looking northwest toward the partially assembled sculpture; workers climb along the steel plates and trusses. The Chicago Cultural Center, formerly the Chicago Public Library, is visible in the background....
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