The Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriot hotel opened before business and civic leaders last week, marking a new era in downtown Lancaster's revitalization that was 10 years in the making, reports the Lancaster New Era.

From the hotel's marble lobby to the carvernous convention hall to the stunning vistas of city and farmland visible from upstairs hotel rooms, the project provides the county with luxury accommodations on a scale comparable to many in Philadelphia, Washington or New York.

The convention center and hotel cost $177.6 million--up $3.2 million from previous reports--and is the most expensive building project in Lancaster history.

Original Souce: Lancaster New Era
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