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Riviera Hotel and Casino

former casino hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Organization skyscraper Q1535845
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The Riviera Hotel and Casino opened on January 1, 1955. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, it operated as a prominent destination on the Las Vegas Strip. The establishment remained in business for over six decades.

The Riviera Hotel and Casino closed permanently on June 13, 2016. Its dissolution marked the end of one of the oldest casino resorts in the city.

Riviera Hotel and Casino

Summary

Riviera Hotel and Casino is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riviera Hotel and Casino is located in Nevada[3].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino is in the country of United States[4].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's image is recorded as Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vagas.jpg[5].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's instance of is recorded as hotel[7].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's instance of is recorded as casino[8].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's owned by is recorded as Riviera Holdings[9].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9284153289899732770005[10].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018094650[11].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's has use is recorded as hotel[12].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's has use is recorded as casino[13].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's Commons category is recorded as Riviera Hotel and Casino[14].
  • +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Riviera Hotel and Casino[15].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino was dissolved in +2016-06-13T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.135, 'lon': -115.162}[17].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vv6l[18].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's official website is recorded as http://www.rivierahotel.com[19].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as d84e080f-18c9-4e93-b1f3-c64916a93f95[20].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+23'}[21].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6484092[22].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's date of official opening is recorded as +1955-04-20T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's category for films shot at this location is recorded as Category:Films set in Riviera (Las Vegas)[24].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's Merchant Category Code is recorded as 3737[25].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's Carthalia ID is recorded as 7247[26].
  • Riviera Hotel and Casino's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '2901 South Las Vegas Boulevard'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Riviera Hotel and Casino[15].

Ownership

Riviera Hotel and Casino's owned by is recorded as Riviera Holdings[9].

Dissolution

Riviera Hotel and Casino was dissolved in +2016-06-13T00:00:00Z[16].

Why It Matters

Riviera Hotel and Casino ranks in the top 3% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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