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| - Crystals opened its doors to the public on December 3, 2009.
From an architectural standpoint the interior of this brand new high end retail and entertainment district designed by architects Studio Daniel Libeskind and David Rockwell located at the new CityCenter complex along the Las Vegas "Strip" is simply magnificent.
Like the rest of the buildings that will make up CityCenter Crystals is a prime example of the new wave of sustainable architecture that is gaining in popularity throughout the world, and while the specific technical aspect of green buildings probably bores some readers the visual aspect of this project is very pleasing to the eye. In many ways the features of this building are magnificent works of art.
There are live flower gardens, an interactive water sculpture and a "living" ice sculpture inside.
Over 20 high end retailers already exist inside with another dozen or so to be opened in 2010. Leave your cash at home because plastic will probably be the name of the game at Crystals. Some of the businesses already open for business include Bally, Bulgari, Cartier, Ermenegildo Zegna, H. Stern, Louis Vitton, Mikimoto, Porsche Design, Roberto Cavalli and Tiffany & Co.
Crystals will eventually house a collection of fine restaurants leading off with a pair from Wolfgang Puck with Brasserie Puck and The Pods. Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria Parker is slated to open her first Las Vegas restaurant, Beso, as well as a lounge simply titled Eve.
Crystals is located between New York, New York and the Bellagio on the "Strip"although its properties overlap the Monte Carlo. The free tram that runs between the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino and the Bellagio now has a stop at Crystals also.
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