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The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center is a large hotel and convention center located in National Harbor, in the U.S. state of Maryland.〔(Site and building plans ) (2006). National Harbor. Retrieved on July 22, 2007.〕 It is owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company), and operated by Marriott International. The hotel, located in the Oxon Hill community in Prince George's County, Maryland, opened April 1, 2008, serving as the anchor of a new mixed-use (office, residential, and retail) development in National Harbor.〔(Mixed use communities: National Harbor, Prince George's County, MD ) (2006). The Peterson Companies. Retrieved on July 22, 2007.〕 It is the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast of the United States.〔(Facts Sheet ) PDF Retrieved on March 14, 2008〕 It cost $870 million to build.〔(High Hopes at Hotel's Grand Opening )〕 The hotel is situated along the shores of the Potomac River, downriver from Washington, D.C., and across the river from Alexandria, Virginia. The center was originally named the "Gaylord Potomac Resort & Convention Center"; the name was changed in the planning stage. The hotel contains 2,000 guest rooms, of meeting space, seven restaurants, and a spa. It employs 2,000 people. It features a 19-story glass atrium with views of the Potomac River.〔 It had over 1.3 million room nights booked before its grand opening on April 1, 2008. Other adjacent hotels and facilities are currently being constructed.〔(Gaylord National Resort Set to Open ) WJLA. Retrieved on March 14, 2008〕 The convention center hosted the 2011 Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, at which the 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election took place.〔(RNC bounces Steele, taps Wisconsin GOP leader as new chairman )〕 It also hosts Katsucon, a celebration of Japanese Anime. The Gaylord has also hosted MAGFest, a yearly festival celebrating video games, their music, and culture, since 2012.〔(MAGFest X Roundup, Part One )A Fond Look Back at MAGFest 11 )〕 The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee has been held at the Gaylord since 2011. In 2014, the Gaylord hosted the 36th annual Technology Student Association National Conference.〔http://www.tsaweb.org/2014-national-conference〕 == Image gallery == File:GaylordNationalResort.jpg|Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor File:GaylordNationalResortAtrium.jpg|Indoor Atrium Lobby Image:gaylordconfer.JPG|Gaylord National Convention Center hallway view toward the Potomac River 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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