Circus Circus Las Vegas

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Title	Circus Circus Las Vegas
Alternate Title	Circus Circus Hotel and Casino
View	Looking northeast from Circus Circus to Treasure Island Hotel (in center)
Work Type	buildings hotels (public accommodations) buildings recreation buildings entertainment buildings casinos
Style/Period	Twentieth century
Creator Name	Rissman and Rissman Associates
Creator Nationality	American
Date.Creator Birth	1965
Date.Creator Death	2001
Contributors to Project	Rissman and Rissman Associates (American architectural firm, founded ca. 1965, dissolved ca. 2001)
Subject.work	architecture business, commerce and trade contemporary (1960 to present) Performing arts entertainment gambling
Country	United States
City	Las Vegas
State/Province	Nevada
Location.Notes	2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Architectural Material	concrete; steel; glass
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	expanded, renovated 1972-2006 (alteration); opened 1968 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	3/19/2010
Subject Information	Circus Circus Las Vegas is a hotel and 126,000 sq ft (11,700 m2) casino located on the Las Vegas Strip. It is now owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. Circus Circus features circus acts and carnival type games daily on the Midway. Circus Circus Las Vegas is the largest permanent big top in the world. At its opening, the $15 million facility only included a casino. Architects Rissman and Rissman Associates designed a giant circus tent shaped main structure, which was built by R.C. Johnson Construction of Las Vegas.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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