NY in Santiago

[enzo]

I just noticed this tonight. Santiago, Chile has several NY skyscraper "copies". Bizarre. Click the links.

Here's the Chrysler
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~rhennig/Santiago/Santiago-1.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/file/0.9/152249/dim6/index.html

AT&T (Sony)
http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/file/0.9/152245/dim6/index.html

Hmmm, is this supposed to be that building on 5th near the Flatiron?
http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/file/0.9/152309/dim6/index.html

Citicorp
http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/file/0.9/152241/dim6/index.html

Waldorf-Astoria & Chrysler together
http://shopping.corbis.com/prodconfig/digitalpicture/PC005693.html?bt=http%3A%2F%2Fshopping%2Ecorbis%2E com%2Fsearch%2Fproductsearch%2Easp%3Fsearch%3Dsant iago%26pf%3DDIGPIC%26sp%3D37&search=santiago&pf=DI GPIC&navid=create/digitalpictures&imageid=10911362

[Stern]

The Sony copy-off is blatant.

[enzo]

I think the Waldorf/Chrysler pic is a classic! This must have been some sort of development scheme, I can't imagine it was done by accident. Very sophomoric idea.

BTW, there is a lot of great architecture in Santiago. Go to Corbis.com and check it out.

[Jessica]

wow! *what a resemblence! *

NYC still looks better

[Eugenius]

Some of these are downright spooky.

[TLOZ Link5]

Awww, that's so cool! *I liked the Sony replica the best, although the Chrysler one is pretty cool.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, I guess. *But nothing can be better than the originals (=

[Rich Battista]

see, everyone wants to copy off the city that set a world renowned prescident on skyscraper construction. Darn, too bad they do not have copyright laws against buildings, there would be a lot of suing going on there.