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Today the historic Cleveland Arcade serves as the signature architectural point of the Cleveland Hyatt Regency Hotel (216.575.1234), and also hosts a variety of specialty shops, including Cleveland And Beyond, with what may be the city's most extensive stock of souvenirs and memorabilia.

The Arcade was the first building in Cleveland to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The structure, featuring a 5-story atrium with extensive decorative metal work (and gargoyles!), an impressive skylighted atrium, is one of the country's only existing pedestrian arcades.

When it was built in 1890, its $875,000 construction was financed by John D. Rockefeller, Marcus Hanna and other wealthy Clevelanders. Designed by John Eisenmann, the Arcade was likely inspired by the Vittorio Emanuele in Milan, Italy.