Photos: New Hudson Yards Sculpture 'Vessel' Will Blow Your Mind

The first phase for redeveloping Hudson Yards in New York City officially kicks off this week with the opening of a climbable sculpture called "Vessel."

Comprised of interlocking staircases and platforms, Vessel includes 2,500 steps and clocks in at an impressive 150 feet tall. The wine glass-shaped metal structure, which was created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, is slated to be only just the beginning of the $25 billion Hudson Yards development project.

When all is said and done, the redevelopment will boast "a hotel, a school, a retail mall, restaurants, public plazas and a skyscraper taller than the Empire State Building," reports AP.

The climbable structure opens to the public on Friday, March 15.

See photos of the new "Vessel" sculpture in Hudson Yards below:

This aerial photo shows "Vessel," a 150-foot-tall structure of climbable interlocking staircases, that is the center point of the $25 billion Hudson Yards Redevelopment in New York.

The above drone photo shows "Vessel" from a bird's eye view.

A drone captures a better look inside the "Vessel" sculpture of interlocking staircases in Hudson Yards, New York.

The views from the top of "Vessel" will be extraordinary for locals and tourists alike, as evident in the above drone photo.

A crew is seen working hard to prepare "Vessel" ahead of its public unveiling Friday, March 15.

Above, a drone captures an aerial view of the "Vessel" sculpture during Redevelopment project in New York.

The 150-foot-tall structure of climbable interlocking staircases looks enormous from ground-level.

The Associated Press contributed to this post.