The Vessel
Vessel is a 16-story, 150-foot-high (46 m) structure of connected staircases between the buildings of Hudson Yards, located in the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Vessel has 154 flights, 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). The structure also has ramps and an elevator to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The sculpture has received acclaim and criticism. Fortune called Vessel "Manhattan's answer to the Eiffel Tower", a sentiment echoed by CNN. Elle Decor compared Vessel to an M. C. Escher drawing. The New York Times said the sculpture, while a "stairway to nowhere" in the utilitarian sense, served as an "exclamation point" to the northern terminus of the High Line Park. Gothamist called Vessel "a bold addition to the city's landscape." Speaking about the structure's design process, Heatherwick said, "We had to think of what could act as the role of a landmarker. Something that could help give character and particularity to the space." Several commentators have called the structure the Giant Shawarma
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The Vessel
Vessel is a 16-story, 150-foot-high (46 m) structure of connected staircases between the buildings of Hudson Yards, located in the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Vessel has 154 flights, 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). The structure also has ramps and an elevator to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The sculpture has received acclaim and criticism. Fortune called Vessel "Manhattan's answer to the Eiffel Tower", a sentiment echoed by CNN. Elle Decor compared Vessel to an M. C. Escher drawing. The New York Times said the sculpture, while a "stairway to nowhere" in the utilitarian sense, served as an "exclamation point" to the northern terminus of the High Line Park. Gothamist called Vessel "a bold addition to the city's landscape." Speaking about the structure's design process, Heatherwick said, "We had to think of what could act as the role of a landmarker. Something that could help give character and particularity to the space." Several commentators have called the structure the Giant Shawarma
--- wikipedia