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Planet Hollywood Las Vegas (formerly the Aladdin) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment . The resort includes a 64,470 sq ft (5,989 m 2 ) casino and 2,494 hotel rooms.
The tower contained 1,201 units and 28 penthouses, [11] [10] and was owned by Westgate Resorts, while Planet Hollywood was the marketing and operating partner. [14] Approximately 200 units were to be used as timeshares, while the remainder would be used as hotel rooms for the Planet Hollywood resort. [15]
Rank Name Image Height ft (m) Floors Year Coordinates Notes The Strat: 1,149 (350) 106 1996 Tallest observation tower in the United States, second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere after the CN Tower in Toronto; second-tallest free-standing structure in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, after the Kennecott Smokestack in Utah; has been the tallest structure in Las Vegas since 1996.
Planet Hollywood was opened in late 1991 in New York City, [5] [7] at the base of two adjacent office buildings at 130 and 140 West 57th Street. [8] Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg were some of the actors who became investors/promoters. [5]
[96] [97] [98] A Planet Hollywood restaurant opened in 1994, [99] and included an exterior sign featuring a 25-foot diameter globe. [100] [101] Planet Hollywood moved to a new mall spot in 2012, further from the casino entrance. The restaurant closed in 2023, citing reduced business as a result of the new location.
The movie-themed restaurant chain Planet Hollywood, which shuttered its Times Square location during COVID, reopened at 136 West 42nd Street in Midtown this weekend after a $17 million investment.
Construction began on the 19-story "Tower of Majesty" in May 1975. It was designed by Lee Linton, and built by the Del E. Webb Corporation. The tower opened on June 1, 1976. [69] Neil Diamond performing at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on July 2, 1976. A $250,000 porte-cochere continued the tower's arabesques.
Vdara was announced in October 2006, as part of the CityCenter project by MGM. [2] It was designed by Rafael Viñoly. [3] [4] The name "Vdara" is made up.It was coined by Rafael Viñoly Architects, taking its "V" from "Vegas" and "ara" from boutique hotels in California such as Park Hyatt Resort Aviara and Ritz-Carlton Bacara. [5]