Grand Canal Shoppes

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Grand Canal Shoppes


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location = Paradise, Nevada
address = Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada
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opening_date = 1999
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developer = Las Vegas Sands
manager = General Growth Properties
owner = General Growth Properties
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connected_landmarks = The Venetian The Palazzo
floor_area = convert|500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
floors = 1
parking = shared with casino/hotel
website = [http://www.venetian.com/GCS.aspx Grand Canal Shoppes]
footnotes =The Grand Canal Shoppes is a convert|500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on shopping mall adjacent to The Venetian Hotel & Casino and The Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

The mall was opened along with the Venetian in 1999. The mall has a Venetian theme, and has indoor canals where gondolas will take you around the mall. The mall has a few major national chains, such as Ann Taylor and Banana Republic, and many designer and upscale shops. Live performances can be found throughout the mall.

As of 2008, the mall was seeing 20 million visitors a year, among the highest in the country. [cite news |first= Benjamin |last= Spillman|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Developers find retail haven in LV |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/19131469.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher= |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2008-05-21 ]

History

General Growth Properties acquired the convert|400000|sqft|m2|abbr=on mall from Las Vegas Sands in 2004 for $776 million. [cite news |first= Benjamin |last= Spillman |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Initial payment for Palazzo falls short |url= http://www.lvrj.com/business/17123381.html |work= Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher= |date= 2008-03-29 |accessdate=2008-03-29 ]

An expansion of the Grand Canal Shoppes was completed in 2007 as a part of The Palazzo Hotel & Casino construction.

Venetian Macao

A much larger replica of the Grand Canal Shoppes with three canals is built at The Venetian Macao in Macau SAR, China.

References

External links

* [http://www.venetian.com/GCS.aspx Grand Canal Shoppes]

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