Paris Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Its theme is the city of Paris in France. The property 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.
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 the 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.
When the scale model of the Eiffel Tower was built, it was planned to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the replica structure had to be built at a smaller scale.
The Paris cost US$785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres.
