Lexington Center

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The Lexington Center

The Shops at Lexington Center
Former names Lexington Civic Center
Location 430 West Vine Street
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Opened 1976
Owner City of Lexington
Surface Multi-surface
General contractor Hunt Construction

The Lexington Center is an entertainment, convention and sports complex located on a 11-acre (45,000 m2) site in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.[1] It features a convention center, a shopping mall, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lexington, and Rupp Arena. It opened in 1976[2]

Components

Interior of Opera House, 1898
  • Rupp Arena, a 24,000 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 (8,800 m2) three-level upscale shopping mall.
  • A 365-room Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lexington.
  • A 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) convention center.
  • Triangle Park

See also

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.

External links

Subject areas
Culture &
Landmarks
Colleges and
universities
Transportation
Sports
Metro Lexington

Coordinates: 38°02′58″N 84°30′10″W / 38.04944°N 84.50278°W / 38.04944; -84.50278


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