Lexington Center

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The Lexington Center at night.
The Lexington Center at night.

The Lexington Center is located on a 11-acre site in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] It features a convention center, a shopping mall, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and Rupp Arena. It opened in 1976[2]

[edit] Components

  • Rupp Arena, a 23,000 seat arena, the world's largest when it was constructed.
  • The 1,000-seat Lexington Opera House, located at the corner of Broadway and Short Streets.
  • A 95,000 square-feet three-level upscale shopping mall anchored by Parisian . This was originally set within a bronze glass atrium; extensive renovations have added a more contemporary front and interior.
  • A 350-room Hyatt Regency Hotel.
  • A 70,000 square-feet convention center.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lexington Center." Lexington Center Corporation. Brochure.
  2. ^ Berman, Michelle. "The road east new business, new life at the other end of Main." 27 Dec. 1987. Herald-Leader [Lexington]. 9 Nov. 2006.

[edit] See also

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