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Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA owned an operated by Caesars Entertainment. As its name suggests, its theme is the city of Paris in France; it includes a 1/2 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, and a neon sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc De Triomphe, and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. The front facade of the building suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre.

A Las Vegas Monorail station is accessible via Paris' sister property next door, Bally's Las Vegas.

History

Opened September 1, 1999. The project was originally announced by Bally's Entertainment, owner of the adjacent Bally's Las Vegas.

Building began under Hilton Hotels, which purchased Bally Entertainment in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into Park Place Entertainment, which purchased Caesars World in 2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004. When Hilton Hotels began the building, it was originally going to be called Paris Hilton, presumably named after Mr. Hilton's daughter, but then Hilton spun off the casino business before Paris was open, so the name was changed back to the Paris Hotel and Casino.

At the time of its opening, the hotel ran amusing television advertisements throughout the United States implying that it had ensured the authenticity of its reproductions of Paris landmarks, culture and cuisine by looting the real city.

Paris cost US$785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres.

External links

Paris Las Vegas homepage

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 [[Image:Paris04.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Paris Las Vegas casino]]
-'''Paris Las Vegas''' is a [[hotel]] and [[casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]] owned an operated by [[Caesars Entertainment]]. As its name suggests, its theme is the city of [[Paris]] in [[France]]; it includes a 1/2 scale replica of the [[Eiffel Tower]], and a neon sign in the shape of the [[Montgolfier brothers|Montgolfier balloon]], and small versions of the [[Arc De Triomphe]], [[La Fontaine des Mers]], and the [[Paris Opera House]].
+'''Paris Las Vegas''' is a [[hotel]] and [[casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]] owned an operated by [[Caesars Entertainment]]. As its name suggests, its theme is the city of [[Paris]] in [[France]]; it includes a 1/2 scale replica of the [[Eiffel Tower]], and a neon sign in the shape of the [[Montgolfier brothers|Montgolfier balloon]], a two-thirds size [[Arc De Triomphe]], and a replica of [[La Fontaine des Mers]].  The front facade of the building suggests the [[Paris Opera House]] and the [[Louvre]].
+A [[Las Vegas Monorail]] station is accessible via Paris' sister property next door, [[Bally's Las Vegas]].
-At the rear of the properity is a [[Las Vegas Monorail]] station.
 ==History==
-Opened [[September 1]], [[1999]].  The project was originally announced by [[Bally Entertainment]], owner of the adjacent [[Bally's Las Vegas]].
+Opened [[September 1]], [[1999]].  The project was originally announced by Bally's Entertainment, owner of the adjacent [[Bally's Las Vegas]].
-Building began under [[Hilton Hotels]], which purchased Bally Entertainment in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into [[Park Place Entertainment]], which purchased [[Caesars World]] in 2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004. When [[Hilton Hotels]] began the building, it was originally going to be called Paris Hilton, probably named after Mr. Hilton's daughter, but then they spun off the casinos and before Paris was open, it was changed back to the Paris Hotel and Casino.
+Building began under [[Hilton Hotels]], which purchased Bally Entertainment in 1996; Hilton's casinos were subsequently spun off into [[Park Place Entertainment]], which purchased [[Caesars World]] in 2000 and changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2004. When [[Hilton Hotels]] began the building, it was originally going to be called [[Paris Hilton]], presumably named after Mr. Hilton's daughter, but then Hilton spun off the casino business before Paris was open, so the name was changed back to the Paris Hotel and Casino.
 At the time of its opening, the hotel ran amusing television advertisements throughout the [[United States]] implying that it had ensured the authenticity of its reproductions of Paris landmarks, culture and cuisine by looting the real city.
+Paris cost US$785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres.
 == External links ==
 * [http://www.caesars.com/Paris/LasVegas/ Paris Las Vegas homepage]
-* [http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/las_vegas/paris.html Las Vegas Travelog. Including tens of photos.]
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