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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Steel; Welding; Marks (Symbols); Close-up of a test weld with notations.
2. 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.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Welding; Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Welding in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI). Some of the smaller plates were seam welded together prior to their shipment from Oakland to Chicago.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; I-beams; Looking north toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. The tent provided shelter for the workers during cold weather, and added a cloak of secrecy as...
5. 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...
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates; Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. One of the biggest challenges in building Cloud Gate involved aligning the steel plates against each...
7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
8. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Trusses; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Crates; Mike Lippe (left) and Danny Kozyra of MTH Industries align the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
9. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Welding the seams between the steel plates was one of the most difficult parts of the process of putting the sculpture together....
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Although the tent came down and the sculpture was open for public viewing when Millennium Park officially opened July 16, 2004,...
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
12. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Welding; Marks (Symbols); Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
13. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Pails; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
14. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
15. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos.
16. Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, test weld, May 18, 2004 Steel; Welding; Close-up view of a test weld. Test welding was done in part for color matching, because material is added during welding.
17. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Plywood; Welding; Ladders; Ropes; Marks (Symbols); Concrete; Steel plates on the sculpture are welded together. A tack-welding process was used prior to the Park's opening; permanent seam-welding was completed in 2005.
18. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Reflections; Welding; Plywood; Scaffolding; A worker prepares to weld steel plates onto the sculpture.
19. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Making a test weld.
20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, welding, June 8, 2004 Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Welding; Making a test weld.
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