The latest in our “Real or Fake” feature is yet another amazing image of Central Park. And no, they never get old. This new photo actually isn’t new at all, but (re-)surfaced online earlier today. Near the center of the image is the the Mandarin Oriental hotel at 80 Columbus Circle, and it’s here that make us question the authenticity of the “photograph.” It doesn’t take too sophisticated eye to pick up on how Columbus Circle’s twin towers look like computer renderings convincingly photoshopped into a spectacular panorama of Manhattan at sundown. We wouldn’t be surprised if there were further touch-ups and edits that we haven’t spotted yet. Still, despite these, the gridded array of skyscrapers and historic housing buildings that hug the western perimeter of the lush, green park make for great web fodder. Click on the photo for high-res!

[via Gizmodo]

by Architizer Editors

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tagged aerial, aerial photography, central park, columbus circle, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, manhattan, new york, panorama, photoshop, rendering, sunset

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