The Forum Shops at Caesars, Luxury shopping center at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States.
The Forum Shops is a shopping center at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, extending across a large area with marble floors, Roman statues, and fountains throughout. The space houses over 160 retail stores and restaurants within a classical Roman-inspired setting.
Announced in April 1987 by Caesars Palace on the site of the failed Caesars Palace Grand Prix, the mall was developed by Sheldon Gordon's Gordon Company with Melvin Simon & Associates. Construction began in November 1990, and stores opened gradually from May 1, 1992. Expansions followed in 1997 and 2004, and Simon bought out Gordon's stake for $174 million in 2003.
The design draws from ancient Roman marketplaces, with detailed murals, classical columns, and painted ceilings showing Mediterranean skies. Visitors walk through these classical elements as they shop, experiencing the feeling of an ancient gathering space.
The mall connects directly to the Caesars Palace casino floor and reaches the Las Vegas Strip through its three-story 2004 entrance, where an 85-foot LED sign marks the way. The 675,000 sq ft interior holds about 160 tenants, so plan time to cover it. Moving sidewalks that once brought visitors in from the Strip were removed with that expansion.
The mall's animatronic statue shows began with its 1992 opening, when it was among the first Strip properties to pair retail with theatrical entertainment. Developer Sheldon Gordon called the project "the best thing that I've ever done," and local developer Irwin Molasky described it as "an adult Disneyland."
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