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21.	BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003	Girders; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers;	A close-up view showing where one of the box girders meets the eastern approach concrete ramp. In this photograph the second box girder is being held in place by a crane while it is secured to the concrete...

22.	BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 24, 2003	Girders; Scaffolding; Streets; Skyscrapers; Flags; Hoisting machinery;	All three box girders have been installed over Columbus Drive and the underlying steel structure to support the stainless steel shingles, or scales, is in place.

23.	BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003	Construction workers; Ladders; Surveying equipment; Skyscrapers;	Work continues on the eastern approach ramp of the BP Bridge as the subframing for the stainless steel shingles transforms the structure to look like a rollercoaster! As was the case for constructing the...

24.	BP Bridge, subframing and paneling, November 12, 2003	Structural frames; Ladders; Trees; Surveying equipment;	Paneling has been added to subframing on a curve of the BP Bridge during construction. The stainless steel shingles, or “scales,” were installed directly on top of the paneling.

25.	BP Bridge, subframing for shingles, October 1, 2003	Structural frames; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Trees; Skyscrapers;	Adding the subframing along a curve of the concrete approach ramp in Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The subframing provides support for the stainless steel shingles, or “scales,” that will form the surface...

26.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Reflections; Skyscrapers; Plazas;	Looking west toward Cloud Gate. This photograph was taken less than a week before Millennium Park opened. The ongoing construction of SBC Plaza is visible in the sculpture's reflection. The sculpture was...

27.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Skyscrapers; Reflections; Construction equipment; Plazas;	Looking southwest toward Cloud Gate and SBC Plaza four days before the park was opened to the public. Crown Fountain and the Michigan Avenue street wall are visible in the background. The surface of Cloud...

28.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Plazas; Reflections; Stairways; Construction equipment; Trees;	Looking south toward Cloud Gate. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the sculpture's reflection. Formally, Kapoor’s works are rooted in minimalism, but they have an enigmatic quality that creates...

29.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, July 12, 2004	Public sculpture; Restaurants; Trees; Tents; Lampposts; Reflections;	Looking southeast toward the Park Grill and Cloud Gate. The 110-ton sculpture sits atop a load-bearing wall which separates the Park Grill café from an underground parking garage. The lightning protection...

30.	Cloud Gate, assembly complete, view from above, July 16, 2004	Plazas; Crowds; Public sculpture; Parks; Trees; Reflections; Skyscrapers;	View from above of Cloud Gate during opening weekend. It was estimated that about 300,000 people visited Millennium Park during its opening weekend, July 16-18, 2004. In the years leading up to the Park's...

31.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, Anish Kapoor's visit, May 10, 2004	Steel; Plywood; Ladders; Scaffolding;	Artist Anish Kapoor inspects the partially completed sculpture. Prior to Cloud Gate, London-based Kapoor had completed three permanent outdoor sculptures in Canada, Japan and England.

32.	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...

33.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Trusses; Steel; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers;	Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture as a steel plate is moved into place. Each plate was covered with a protective film to maintain its polished surface before being transported...

34.	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...

35.	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...

36.	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.

37.	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....

38.	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...

39.	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...

40.	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.

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