Location: Heart of the Las Vegas Strip: Adjoining the New Aladdin Resort & Casino Adjacent to the new Paris Resort Across from Bellagio
Opening Date: August 17, 2000
Shopping Adventure: which leads travelers through the world's most exotic regions, from Morocco through Africa and on to the Arabian Sea and India.
Square Footage: 500,000 square feet 130 stores 14 restaurants Adjoining Aladdin Resort & Casino: $1 billion complex includes: 500,000 square foot Desert Passage Shopping Adventure, 34-acre site 2,600-room hotel, 100,000 square foot casino, 7,000 seat Theatre for the Performing Arts, 35,000 square foot luxury gaming salon by London Clubs International
Design Partners Design/Project/Architect: RTKL
Project Manager: Tracy Luebbers Project Architect: Mark DeMarta Design Architect: Kevin Horn Theme Contractor: KHS&S
General Contractor Exterior: Fluor Daniel Interior: Whiting-Turner Theme Consultants: Rockwell Group Dean Tavoularis Todd Oldham
Desert Passage - Special Features "We've created an adventure so complete, guests will feel they are traveling along the streets of the great market cities of Tangier, Fez, and Marrakech," says Lee H Wagman, president and chief executive officer of TrizecHahn Development Corporation.
Location: 800 feet street level access to the Strip Adjacent to the new Paris Las Vegas Hotel and directly across from the acclaimed Bellagio at what is now considered the "50-yard line" of Las Vegas Boulevard
Access: 800 feet street level access to the Strip Shopping Adventure wraps around the Aladdin Resort & Casino complex Multiple entry points and valet service from Las Vegas Blvd., Audrie, Harmon Ave. Adjoining 6,000 space parking garage
Authenticity Authentic antiques and artifacts, glazed mosaic tiles, custom stencil patterns and color palettes, Moorish archways and patterned iron grills demonstrate the architectural detail TrizecHahn worked directly with the Moroccan Government to create a comprehensive presentation of entertainment elements which thoroughly articulate the customs of desert lands.
Programming will juxtapose to "techno performance" based entertainment to surround guests in an entirely "live" presentation of artistry and music.
130 stores and 14 restaurants are arranged into a series of merchandising districts which blend architectural styles encountered along a journey from the deserts of Morocco to the farthest reaches of India.
Each of the destination's retail and restaurant facades have been custom-designed from floor to roof
Offerings The only destination on the south end of the Strip which satisfies the longing for tourists' number one preferred activity?shopping
The definitive destination for designer and trend-setting fashions, health and beauty products, home décor, internationally-renowned cuisine and nightlife
14 of the world's premier restaurants which encompass 130,000 square feet |