The Republican National Convention is scheduled to kick off in Cleveland next week, but much prep is needed before the candidates, speakers, and an audience of thousands can enter Quicken Loans Arena on Monday.
Here are 9 convention prep images of the calm before the storm:
The skyline of downtown Cleveland, Ohio is reflected on the windows of the Convention Center July 14 2016, days before the city hosts the Republican National Convention. (Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers install balloons in preparation for the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Tom Sondels adjusts the Indiana state delegation placard as preparations continue for the Republican National Convention, Friday, July 15, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Nathan Paikai, Donald Trump's supporter and a Hawaii delegate on the Republican National Convention Committee on Rules, speaks at the committee meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., July 14, 2016. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Bob Ponstingle, right, restores the clock tower at East 9th and Euclid in downtown Cleveland, Ohio as part of the preparations throughout the city for the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Cleveland police bike unit members wait during a demonstration of police capabilities across the street from city hall near the site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 14, 2016. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Police officers in Cleveland, Ohio demonstrate some of their security assets, including remote-controlled robots, horse-mounted officers, bomb-sniffing dogs on July 14 2016 ahead of the Republican National Convention. (Michael Mathes/AFP/Getty Images)
A view shows the Republican National Convention Committee on Rules meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 14, 2016. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Paul Manafort, campaign manager to Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, is surrounded by reporters asking about the Republican National Convention Committee on Rules in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 14, 2016. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)