It is rotated 33 degrees from the project’s axis to be parallel with the National Mall, “deepening the relationship” between the site and the heart of Washington D.C. Located on a site overlooking the Potomac River, the 1.7 million sq ft (158,000sq m) mixed-use development took three years to build and is conceived by MGM as “an entertainment destination offering an unrivalled collection of attractions.”Īrchitectural firm HKS Hospitality Group oversaw the project, aiming to incorporate a modern and stylistic approach to the design of the 24-storey structure, while at the same time adopting influences from the district’s architectural traditions.Ī main tower, which houses the hotel, evokes the slanted, sharp-edged form of the nearby Washington Monument and provides panoramic views of the National Harbour, Old Town Alexandria and Capitol Hill. Next time we are in Macau we may choose to stay there or at least take a half day to explore it.Hotel giant MGM Resorts International has opened its latest luxury resort in America the US$1.4bn (€1.7bn, £1.4bn) MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. It was a thursday night but the place was packed! We gambled a bit before heading out to other things in Macau but were very impressed with the Grand Lisboa overall. We went inside for a little while and it was very impressive inside with the artwork and carvings and the gaming floor was great to watch too. It gives you the feeling that you are in the 1970's or something like that.

Our Macanese host who was giving us a guided tour around new and old Macau said we should check out the Grand Lisboa as it is iconic to the area so we did! The outside is crazy with millions of lights and a strange structure, you aren't quite sure what you are looking at but it is impressive. We stopped by the Grand Lisboa Casino during our whirlwind 36hours in Macau.

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