A Panorama View of New York City

A Panorama View of New York City

With the myriad of museums and exhibitions to visit in the Big Apple, the Panorama of the City of New York exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art is one that deserves a special appointment.
Robert Moses, with the help of around 100 prolific architectural model makers, constructed an incredibly realistic model of all five boroughs in New York City. The model now contains over 895,000 individual structures that makes up every building in the city before 1992. The creators of this project worked together for a top architectural model making company that aimed at creating a display that gives an accurate aerial view of the entire city of New York.
This panorama display represents more than a pragmatic urban planning tool; when viewed in person one can see that it represents the meticulous craft of unbelievable human creation. Slight changes to this miniature city have been made throughout time in order to preserve its architectural integrity, and in 1992 the city was modified and brought up to date.
The Museum also offers the public the opportunity to buy real estate on The Panorama of the City of New York for as low as $50, a paltry sum compared to monthly rent in the City.

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Category: Small Worlds and Model Towns, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Architectural Oddities
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Edited by: bboas, atimian, Rachel