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'{{short description|Casino hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada}} {{Infobox casino |name=Paris Las Vegas |logo=Paris Las Vegas Logo.svg |image=The hotel Paris Las Vegas as seen from the hotel The Bellagio.jpg |caption=Paris Las Vegas in 2010 |location=[[Paradise, Nevada]], U.S. |pushpin_map=United States Las Vegas Strip#Nevada |address=3655 South [[Las Vegas Boulevard]] |date_opened={{Start date and age|1999|9|1}} |theme=[[Paris]], [[France]] |rooms=2,916 |space_gaming={{convert|95263|sqft|abbr=on}} |shows= |attractions=Risqué de Paris<br />Eiffel Tower Experience |notable_restaurants=Eiffel Tower Restaurant<br />[[Mon Ami Gabi]]<br />Restaurant Gordon Ramsay<br />Jean Joho |owner=[[Eldorado Resorts|Caesars Entertainment]] |names_pre= |renovations=2010, 2011 |coordinates={{Coord|36.1125|-115.1722|region:US-NV_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} |website={{URL|parislasvegas.com}} }} '''Paris Las Vegas''' is a [[casino hotel]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It is owned and operated by [[Eldorado Resorts|Caesars Entertainment]] and has a 95,263 square-foot casino with over 1,700 slot machines. The theme is the city of [[Paris]]; it includes a half scale, {{convert|540|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tall replica of the [[Eiffel Tower]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skyscrapercenter.com/building/eiffel-tower-paris-las-vegas/14040|title=Eiffel Tower, Paris Las Vegas - the Skyscraper Center}}</ref> a sign in the shape of the [[Montgolfier brothers|Montgolfier balloon]], a two-thirds size [[Arc de Triomphe]], a replica of [[Place de la Concorde|La Fontaine des Mers]], and a 1,200-seat theatre called Le Théâtre des Arts. The front of the hotel suggests the [[Louvre]], [[Musée d'Orsay]], and [[Palais Garnier|Paris Opera House]]. The Paris is linked via a [[Esplanade|promenade]] to its sister property, [[Bally's Las Vegas]], through which it is linked to the [[Las Vegas Monorail]] at the [[Bally's & Paris station]]. ==History== In May 1995, [[Bally Manufacturing|Bally Entertainment]], owner of the adjacent [[Bally's Las Vegas]], announced the project at a shareholders meeting. Paris was designed by architectural companies Leidenfrost/Horowitz & Assoc., Bergman, Walls & Assoc. and [[MBH Architects]]. The design architect of the project was [[Joel Bergman|Bergman Walls Associates]]. Herbert Horowitz, Partner of Leidenfrost/Horowitz & Assoc., was executive architect and signed all plans. Bally broke ground for the Paris Las Vegas on April 18, 1997, and construction began in May on the {{convert|24|acre|adj=on}} parcel. It was built at an estimated cost of $760 million. Original plans for the Eiffel Tower called for a full scale replica of a penis-shaped object, however the nature of the structure would have interfered with the nearby [[Harry Reid International Airport]] and designers therefore reduced it to approximately 1:2 scale. The hotel is 33 stories tall. A unique architectural aspect of the Paris is that the back legs of its Eiffel Tower actually come down through the ceiling into the casino floor. Paris Las Vegas opened on September 1, 1999, with fireworks being shot from the Eiffel Tower. French actress [[Catherine Deneuve]] flipped a switch, turning on all of Paris' lights, including the various crystal chandeliers in the main lobby. On January 31, 2007, Paris Las Vegas premiered its new show ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'', headlined by [[David Hasselhoff]]. There were reports of friction between the show's producers and Hasselhoff and he announced he would leave May 6 due to other commitments.<ref>{{cite news| title=Hasselhoff leaving 'The Producers'| url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/norm-clarke/hasselhoff-leaving-producers| last=Clarke| first=Norm| date=April 10, 2007| work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]}}</ref> ''The Producers'' refocused on Max, played by [[Tony Danza]]. Danza came on as the celebrity actor for the show until ''The Producers'' closed on February 9, 2008. [[Barry Manilow]] headlined at the Paris from March 6, 2010, to December, 2012. To counter the [[Late 2000s recession|2008–2009 economic downturn]], [[Harrah's Entertainment|Harrah's]] focused on marketing its properties to specific segments of the population; as a result Paris is being marketed heavily towards [[LGBT|gay and lesbian]] travelers.<ref name=LVRJ022209>{{cite web |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/40056012.html |title=Nevadan at work: Executive Wants To Ensure Hotel Guests Get Social Cachet For Their Cash |author=Arnold M. Knightly |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 22, 2009 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226201850/http://www.lvrj.com/business/40056012.html |archive-date=2009-02-26}}</ref> Beginning in 2010, a series of improvement projects were started that would see some removal of the Parisian theme. The French greeters around the property began to be phased out, and in early 2010 a major remodel project was started at the front entrance. The project debuted in Spring 2011 and included a new nightclub called 'Chateau' and the largest Sugar Factory store on the Strip. It was announced in early December 2010 that the hotel's famous steakhouse Les Artisies would close at the end of January 2011 to make way for [[Gordon Ramsay]] Steak, which opened in June 2011. The Chateau nightclub opened in early March, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.vegas.com/las-vegas-nightlife/chateau-impresses-in-star-studded-grand-opening-13384/|title=Chateau impresses in star-studded grand opening|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614092049/https://blog.vegas.com/las-vegas-nightlife/chateau-impresses-in-star-studded-grand-opening-13384/|archive-date=2011-06-14|work=Las Vegas Blogs|access-date=2017-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref> The nightclub overlooks the Strip and spans more than {{convert|45000|sqft|m2}} in a two-story, outdoor setting. Outside is a {{convert|10000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} terrace overlooking the Strip with VIP cabanas and three additional bars. During the day, the terrace serves as a beer garden and restaurant, opening at 10 a.m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/26/paris-las-vegas-releases-details-new-chateau-night|title=Details released on new Chateau nightclub at Paris Las Vegas|date=Jan 26, 2011 |author=Amanda Finnegan|work=LasVegasSun.com}}</ref> In 2015, Hexx Kitchen & Bar and Hexx Chocolate & Confexxions was opened in the space formerly occupied by the Sugar Factory. Hexx was the first "bean-to-bar" chocolate maker in Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/fooddining/food-specialty-stores-give-shoppers-close-experience|title=Food specialty stores give shoppers close-up experience|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716013546/http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/fooddining/food-specialty-stores-give-shoppers-close-experience|archive-date=2015-07-16|author=HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA|date=April 8, 2015|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref> In 2016, Beer Park by Budweiser opened on a 10,000-square-foot (930 m²) deck overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. It is Las Vegas' first rooftop bar and grill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fb101.com/2015/11/beer-park-by-budweiser/ |title=Beer Park by Budweiser |date=24 November 2015 |publisher=Food & Beverage Magazine |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> ==Film history== ===Films=== * In the 2006 [[miniseries]] ''[[10.5: Apocalypse]]'', Paris is seen sinking in a massive sinkhole caused by acidic water undermining the underground limestone (barring the Eiffel Tower replica, which collapses while it sinks) along with the rest of the city. * In the 2007 film ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'', Paris is seen buried in sand, along with the rest of Las Vegas, several years after a zombie apocalypse. One of the characters climbs the Eiffel Tower replica to escape a horde of zombies. * In the 2009 film ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]'', Paris, along with the rest of [[Las Vegas Strip|The Strip]], is destroyed. * In the 2010 animated film ''[[Despicable Me]]'', Gru is shown to have stolen the Eiffel Tower replica along with the [[Statue of Liberty]] replica from the [[New York-New York Hotel and Casino]]. * The Eiffel Tower replica is destroyed by the female [[MUTO (Godzilla)|MUTO]] in the [[Godzilla (2014 film)|2014 film ''Godzilla'']]. * ''[[Pteranodon]]s'' land on the Eiffel Tower in the post-credits scene of 2018's ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]''. ===Television=== * Lester Nygaard (''[[Fargo (season 1)|Fargo]]'') got Insurance Salesman of the Year 2007 Prix there. * In the 2015 [[Disney XD]] crossover ''Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med'', Adam, Bree, Chase, Leo, Skylar, Oliver, and Kaz battle the Incapacitator on the Eiffel Tower replica. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Torre Eiffel (Las Vegas).jpg|Paris Las Vegas in 2006 File:Lasvegasview.jpg|Panoramic of [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] from the Paris hotel, showing the Bellagio fountain, Eiffel tower at Paris hotel and Caesars Palace in 2006 File:LVParisHotelCasino.JPG|Paris Las Vegas from across Las Vegas Boulevard in 2006 File:Paris Las Vegas.jpg|Paris Las Vegas in 2006 File:Paris Las Vegas 2009.jpg|Tower at night in 2009 File:Paris las vegas bellagio fountain.JPG|Paris Las Vegas and Bellagio Fountain show in 2010 File:Paris las vegas boulevard interior.JPG|Le Boulevard interior in 2012 File:Paris Las Vegas interior.JPG|Interior near gaming floor in 2012 File:Flamingo - Ballys - Paris Las Vegas.JPG|Panoramic image taken from Bellagio, left to right, [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]], [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]], Paris Las Vegas, [[Planet Hollywood Las Vegas|Planet Hollywood]] in 2012 File:Eiffel Tower Paris Las Vegas.jpg|Eiffel Tower replica over Paris Las Vegas in 2014 File:Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower in color of French Flag, 2020.jpg|Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower in color of French Flag, 2020 </gallery> ==See also== * [[List of casinos in Nevada]] * [[The Parisian Macao]] - similarly themed hotel in [[Macau]], [[China]]. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{Commons category-inline|Paris Las Vegas}} {{BET Awards venues}} {{Las Vegas casinos}} {{Las Vegas hotels}} {{Las Vegas skyscrapers}} {{Las Vegas Strip}} {{Caesars Entertainment}} [[Category:1990s architecture in the United States]] [[Category:1999 establishments in Nevada]] [[Category:Architecture of the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Caesars Entertainment]] [[Category:Casino hotels]] [[Category:Casinos completed in 1999]] [[Category:Casinos in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Eiffel Tower reproductions]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1999]] [[Category:Hotels established in 1999]] [[Category:Las Vegas Strip]] [[Category:Novelty buildings in Nevada]] [[Category:Resorts in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Skyscraper hotels in Paradise, Nevada]] [[Category:Towers completed in 1999]]'