Vessel is a structure and landmark which was built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in April 2017 it opened on March 15, 2019.
Vessel has 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings that stretch from its 50-foot-wide (15 m) base to its 150-foot-wide (46 m) apex (making it as tall as it is wide at its apex), with the total length of the stairs exceeding 1 mile (1.6 km). Designed by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick, Vessel is the main feature of the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. Funded by Hudson Yards developer Related Companies, its final cost is expected to be $200 million.
This building has a very unique shape. Base on the information that I got, it's unusual shape was intended to make the structure stand out like a "12 month Christmas tree"
The copper-clad steps, arranged like a jungle gym and modeled after Indian stepwells. The structure also has ramps and an elevator to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Designed by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick, the elaborate honeycomb-like structure rises. Vessel can hold 1,000 people at a time. Heatherwick said that he intends visitors to climb and explore the structure as if it were a jungle gym.
So guys, let's take a look in the inside of the Vessel. Well, so this is a view of the Vessel at night. This view is beautiful right?
If you take photos while in the middle of the vessel, you can also see the Hudson River, but not as clear as when you are at the top of the Vessel building.
Vessel has been criticized over associated photo policies at the time of its opening. Hudson Yards, the owner of Vessel, claims ownership of all pictures and videos taken of Vessel, and reserves the right to use any photos or videos taken for commercial purposes without paying royalty fees. This privileged use of photos and videos by Hudson Yards, a private company, has been criticized because Hudson Yards has benefited from $4.5 billion in tax revenue. After criticism emerged about Vessel's copyright policy, Hudson Yards modified the policy so visitors would have ownership of photos of Vessel.
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