The Vessel sits in the center of Hudson Yards (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
Designed by Thomas Heatherwick and his studio, it's supposed to be a "vertical promenade" (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
(Scott Lynch / Gothamist)
There are 154 interconnecting flights of stairs (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
The cost of the installation is at least $200 million (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
The Vessel is not supposed to oxidize, because it's made from copper-colored steel cladding (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
(Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)