Yes agreed very nice.
Question-- Who paid for 'The Vessel' ? Must have cost some large and they say there is no admission and it's free access.
I'll wait and see what The Vessel ends up looking like after they put in all the thousands of plants and trees . It will become the hanging gardens of Babylon!
The mirrored highly polished gold/copper finish is quite stunning.
MiningmanI asked Mike what the funky building was with all the up and down stairs. He sent back with these links. Freakin' amazing. Holi-Cow! I get the willies just watching the video.
It's good (even allowing for the fruity video) ... but not in the league of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Rsj1pkfolxI
which not only has explicit railroad history but is still cutting-edge architecture over half a century later.
And yes, here they could have built it without compromising the Moynihan Station building ... and it could be argued it could have been built right in this location in the early 1960s without compromising Penn Station. But of course it had green-team history...
I asked Mike what the funky building was with all the up and down stairs. He sent back with these links.
Freakin' amazing. Holi-Cow!
I get the willies just watching the video.
Reminds me of Mesopotamian Ziggurats. I will admire it from ground level. Also on the link there is another to Pennsylvania Station and a fellow who conducts tours. Very nice.
Late edit add-on
That is a terrific video! Absolutely stunning!
Now I really know it's the 21st Century in New York City, very futuristic buildings, not quite science fiction but almost there.
Thanks Mike!
However, for a return to a past as comfortable as an old pair of slippers, check the Royal Hudson thread, I've just added something there. Woo hoo!
From Mike
This is a terrific video.
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