# NEW YORK | Mackensens Unofficial Skyscraper Projects **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [May 13, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288 "2022-05-13T19:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/313 "2023-03-26T18:13:28Z")
Helicopters (and any other similar flying vehicles) have been banned from landing on rooftops in the city since the 70s, they are only allowed to use the 3 designated helipad ports around the island (Manhattan). ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/314 "2023-03-26T18:15:30Z")
^Nor would we want them too. NYC airspace is complicated enough, without experimental flying machines clouding the skies. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/315 "2023-03-26T18:49:39Z")
Per:[WARSAW | Varso Tower | 310m | 1017ft | 52 fl | Com | SkyscraperCity Forum](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/warsaw-varso-tower-310m-1017ft-52-fl-com.1970662/) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/5/55718fb86f9b248664029a36c85d7d070f8899bb.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/4/74a74c7a00ffd92afcfd41714a1f97a88cff0ef8.jpeg) where can i buy this model? I don’t like the metal models that much. ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/316 "2023-03-26T19:05:58Z")
Nowhere, that model is not one that the public can buy, it is a presentation model, not to mention it would be thousands of dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/317 "2023-03-27T17:57:19Z")
What exactly does a presentation model similar to 270 Park Ave cost these days? I once read in the book that the model of the One Broadway State project (Bertelsmann Building) cost about $40,000. In the similar price range I also estimated the model from Mellon Bank Center, only where is the model? ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/318 "2023-03-31T19:23:54Z")
Perhaps this could be why no new RFA has been released for Site K 418 11th Ave. I could imagine that in the next few years, HY Phase Two will still rise. > **[Decision on Allowing Supersized Development in NYC Expected Soon — ACT NOW! -...](https://www.villagepreservation.org/campaign-update/decision-on-allowing-supersized-development-in-nyc-expected-soon-act-now/)** > > Do you think new residential high-rises in NYC are too small or too short? Do you think more residential neighborhoods in NYC should have supertall and mega-dense new residential development… I can’t imagine the RFA being completely repealed in NY. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/319 "2023-04-06T23:11:16Z")
The Golden Temple (Jehol) at the 1933/34 Chicago World’s Fair, this is a complete scale replica of a temple of the The Golden Temple (Jehol) at the 1933/34 Chicago World’s Fair, this is a complete scale replica of a temple of the [Chengde Mountain Resort - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengde_Mountain_Resort). Unfortunately only 70% of the replica remains, couldn’t this building be included in a Chicago project? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d8cac8eac6b8d573baabf8287b5b9eaa84c29aff.jpeg) „ After the close of the Century of Progress in 1934, the Temple was dissembled, and was subsequently shown again at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. But where did it end up after that? The temple’s [next stop was Oberlin College](https://www.nytimes.com/1943/09/06/archives/pavilion-of-jehol-given-to-oberlin-reproduction-of-lama-temple-seen.html) in the 1940s, where the thousands of pieces arrived by train. The Temple was supposed to be assembled on campus, but due to complications during the war, it was never re-constructed. Various colleges and other organizations laid claim to the Temple over the years, including [Harvard and Indiana University](https://medium.com/fairbank-center/palaces-near-and-far-how-tibets-potala-palace-almost-came-to-harvard-4eb5596042bd). However these institutions’ plans for the Temple also never materialized. In 1983, the temple was purchased by the National Waste Company in Lorain, Ohio (not far from Oberlin) [where it languished in a warehouse](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-30-9806300058-story.html). During this ownership, the Temple was partially sold for scrap, and only about 70% of the original pieces remained. As of 2020, the final resting place of the Temple is Stockholm, Sweden. The deconstructed Temple is now under the care of the Golden Temple Foundation (about which there [is limited information](https://svenhedinfoundation.org/the-sven-hedin-foundation/)), where it still remains in storage, out of sight from the public. Vincent Bendix thought his replica temple would bring fame and fortune, and while it enjoyed the spotlight in its heyday in the 1930s, after decades of travel, the Golden Temple ended up meeting an inauspicious end.“ > **[L F — The Jehol Temple’s around-the-world trip](http://lindsayfullerton.com/blog/the-jehol-temple)** > > One of the architectural stunners at the 1933-4 Century of Progress World’s Fair was the Golden Temple of Jehol, aka the Bendix Lama Temple. The Golden Temple of Jehol was a piece-by piece, half-scale, re-creation of a 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist... ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/321 "2023-04-16T20:10:43Z")
Song Dynasty ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/e/eec5871b02f2249e586a6a911765d8d90f6faee1.jpeg) An artist’s rendition of the imperial Deshou Palace in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) in Hangzhou’s Shangcheng District. It is estimated that the construction will be completed by September 2022. > **[Restoring the glory of ancient Song Dynasty](https://www.shine.cn/feature/art-culture/2101113025/)** > > To restore the glory days of the Southern Song Dynasty and better protect remaining relics, Hangzhou ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/1/710e28de8e722e184662a088d2e1c46b53cb4d76.jpeg) Above is the official rendering of the palace and below is a photo of what it will look like when completed. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/3/332ee53886d5a5a94fd851db19516141aed05775.jpeg) Construction detail > **[How to Rebuild an 800-Year-Old Imperial Palace](https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011424)** > > Emperors ruled China for thousands of years, but only one of the hundreds of palaces they built stands today. Can they be rebuilt? ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/322 "2023-04-16T21:37:03Z")
I would have preferred the green and yellow roof. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/323 "2023-04-19T23:08:23Z")
I have a suggestion for a themed area at a Disney resort: Rebuilding the hall (Hanyuan Hall) as a complete replica is too big (it had a length of 130 meters) but maybe you could rebuild this in a scale. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/2/12a6c3657f4c53a0817fffd158c66916efbb5db4.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/7/4714b0803b1edbbbff44604ceaa90f614a4af25a.jpeg) > **[Chang An 长安, The City of Eternal Peace Part. 3 The Daming Palace](http://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/2018/05/chang-the-city-of-eternal-peace-part-3.html)** > > The Daming Palace "Palace of Great Brilliance" would serve as the royal residence of the Tang emperors for more than 220 years. Before the construction of this Tang era palace, the former royal residence of the Emperors was the Taiji Palace-City... ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/d/8dcf710de4c674ca1c2ee4c17b4186a151ecb5be.jpeg) [https://zhangxiaodou.artstation.com/projects/QrmrGE](https://zhangxiaodou.artstation.com/projects/QrmrGE) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/324 "2023-04-20T00:08:10Z")
how much would it cost to build this thing? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/f/df365a85594a08387d2823674b7b2a5775ed090b.jpeg) Only a model ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/325 "2023-05-01T19:47:46Z")
@GSPLover Klingenthal is between 250 and 330 kilometers from Landshut, depends on which route you want to take. Heidelberg, yes that’s a very nice city I’ve been there a few times. > **[Klingenthal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingenthal)** > > Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtland region, in Saxony, south-eastern Germany. It is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice, 29 km southeast of Plauen, and 33 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. > The Aschberg ("cinder mountain") towers above the town at 936 m. The extremely elongated town, 10.5 km from end to end, is surrounded by numerous woods of firs. > The town is bisected by the Döbra and Zwota rivers. These two rivers unite at the Czech-Germa... Yes, there was a border (concrete wall) in the middle of Germany between 1962 and 1990. The capital Berlin was also divided between West and East Germany. The two states were called FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and GDR (Great Democratic Republic) or in German DDR. > **[East Germany](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany)** > > East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland), officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, pronounced \[ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk\] (listen), DDR, pronounced \[ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ\] (listen)), was a country in Central Europe that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was commonly viewed as a communist state, and it described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". Before the establishment, its t If the Wall still existed today, I would never have come to New York. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/3/5324e12b7dcfe16c05d4a2d5b4ba5ca077f7a2dc.jpeg) ](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/3/5324e12b7dcfe16c05d4a2d5b4ba5ca077f7a2dc.jpeg) On this postcard fly the two German flags side by side the GDR and the FRG. @Jaydayvis I couldn’t imagine moving to New York right now because this is where my entire collection is. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/326 "2023-05-04T23:09:42Z")
This is a good example of destroyed historical buildings after construction, this is the Gyeongbokgung Palace and is located in Seoul. So far, only 40% of the palace has been completed, but it is planned that the palace will be completely rebuilt. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/2/629e3a8f90e4aed4e3b58c8c34a95afac72a4f24.jpeg) > **[Gyeongbokgung](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongbokgung)** > > Gyeongbokgung (Korean: 경복궁; Hanja: 景福宮), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of the Joseon dynasty, the Kings' households, as well as the government of Joseon. > Gyeongbokgung continued to serve as the main palace of the Joseon dynasty until the premises were de... ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/9/d99dab92a6953dc7e6ddc5fe8421762910a61e97.jpeg) [Gyeongbokgungpalast Und Milchstraße In Der Nacht In Seoul Korea Stockfoto und mehr Bilder von Gwanghwamun-Platz - iStock](https://www.istockphoto.com/de/foto/gyeongbokgung-palast-und-milchstra%C3%9Fe-in-der-nacht-in-seoul-korea-gm485007378-71632989) Gyeonghoeru Pavilion [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/b/1b13bf73136b9d916caa61b9634fc0fa06547a57.jpeg "Gyeongbokgung Palace at night in seoul,Korea.") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/128900961@N02/25337279010/in/photostream) On [tawatchai prakobkit | Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/128900961@N02/) Yes, I can imagine that there was a vote in China to completely rebuild the YuanMing Yuan (old Summer palace). But not as a theme park but on the site where the old one stood and is now recognized as a world heritage site. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/327 "2023-05-05T00:09:35Z")
nice pictures at night I’m excited ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/328 "2023-05-05T22:54:12Z")
I will change this topic in the category as with the title, as I don’t have any new concepts myself at the moment. I can imagine that one or the other has counted on the editing of my Topic, because my last posts were more or less to the original title. Therefore I change the title to: Classical Chinese, Korean and Japanese architecture. Feel free to post pictures or links related to “Chinatown in New York, Philadelphia,…”. ---
**Author:** ![F.Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/91b2a8/32.png) [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/329 "2023-05-06T05:45:20Z")
Is there a name for the distinctive shape of the roofs that are seen all over Asia? ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/330 "2023-05-17T23:20:00Z")
I couldn’t find a technical term about it, but what I can tell you is that it’s a hip roof. One square meter of the roof of the Forbidden City in Beijing weighs 800 kilograms. > **[Dougong](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougong)** > > Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; lit. 'cap \[and\] block') is a structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important in traditional Chinese architecture. > The use of dougong first appeared in buildings of the late centuries BC and evolved into a structural network that joined pillars and columns to the frame of the roof. Dougong was widely used by the ancient Chinese during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) and developed into a complex set of interlocking par... ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/331 "2023-05-18T17:31:12Z")
Osaka Castle (Japan) under construction 1930 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e7061c53858e2fbe0730d573a6e72acc760044fd.jpeg) > **[Osaka Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle)** > > Aerial photograph of the Osaka Castle in 2017 > Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. > The main tower of Osaka Castle is situated on a plot of land roughly one square kilometre. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, using a technique called b... ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b108834761bfcd75d3e27fc6f1e12e20012ae7b.jpeg) [File:3rd Osaka Castle Keep Tower completion and under construction.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3rd_Osaka_Castle_Keep_Tower_completion_and_under_construction.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/d/bd319f51b83a869042aa0ebc4c727dad6692ee22.jpeg) Kon-dō and pagoda at [Hōryū-ji](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji), [Ikaruga, Nara](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikaruga,_Nara) Built in 7th century ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/8/b809a4d38aaf239d0068a2cb6762e2e9155bc096.jpeg) Phoenix Hall at [Byōdō-in](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodoin), [Uji, Kyoto](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uji,_Kyoto) Built in 1053 > **[Japanese architecture](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_architecture)** > > Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors (fusuma) and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls, allowing the internal configuration of a space to be customized for different occasions. People usually sat on cushions or otherwise on the floor, traditionally; chairs and high tables were not widely used until the 20th century. Since the 19th century, however, Ja... Since the last building in Japan was built around the year 1050, now comes to the imperial palace from the Chinese Song Dynasty it was possibly built around 950. [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/2/b2213f4aeb4e30130b391120dea92ca284edbd2a.jpeg "Model of Song Dynasty Dragon Palace") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/10220853486/) (Modell) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/2/529972aea0fa1dea9012981fda3e6b9ae8f055d0.jpeg "Model of Song Dynasty Dragon Palace") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/10220828835/in/photostream/) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/332 "2023-05-18T22:02:21Z")
Per: [New York State Awards $20M to Finance 11 Community Improvement Projects in Chinatown, Manhattan - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/12/new-york-state-awards-20m-to-finance-eleven-community-improvement-projects-in-chinatown-manhattan.html) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/8/58e66d21d1cce3152cc70b6976c6c28c04fdcc3d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288/333 "2023-05-18T23:55:08Z")
That’s the Chinatown Friendship Gate in Philadelphia. Weird how it’s not labled in the NY Yimby article [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-mackensens-unofficial-skyscraper-projects/21288.md?page=17)