The panorama was also intended to serve as a standing urban planning tool after the fair, after Moses' vision. In this way it anticipated the technology of a 3D city model, though in practice it was of limited utility. It did however, play a role in the defeat of Donald Trump's 1980s Television City proposal, as a model put on the panorama by activists demonstrated the relative size of the development. Additionally, the opening of the Panorama was set to coincide with the 300-year anniversary of the English takeover of New Amsterdam —which occurred in 1664—and highlight the city's growth over that period.