The center also includes television broadcast facilities that in 2004 included the studios for the daily talk show On Air With Ryan Seacrest. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck operates his regional headquarters out of the complex. The complex also houses 65,000 square feet (6,000 m 2) of gathering spaces including the Grand Ballroom, used for the Oscars Governors Ball. The complex also houses a Lucky Strike Lanes bowling alley, a six-plex movie theater, and a nightclub. Major retail tenants that face Hollywood Boulevard include American Eagle Outfitters, Forever 21, and Sephora. The center has more than 70 shops and 25 restaurants. It gives visitors an idea of how large the original set must have been. The developer of the shopping center built parts of the archway and two pillars with elephant sculptures on the capitals, just as seen in the film, to the same full scale. The centerpiece of the complex is a massive three-story courtyard inspired by the Babylon scene from the D.W. from the El Capitan Theatre and offers views of the Hollywood Hills and Hollywood Sign to the north, Santa Monica Mountains to the west and downtown Los Angeles to the southeast. The complex sits just across Hollywood Blvd. Located in the heart of Hollywood, along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it is among the most visited tourist destinations and shopping complexes in Los Angeles. The historic site was once the home of the famed Hollywood Hotel. Located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, the 387,000-square-foot (36,000 m 2) shopping center also includes TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and Mann's Chinese Theatre) and the Dolby Theatre (formerly known as the Kodak Theatre), home to the Academy Awards. Ovation Hollywood (formerly Hollywood & Highland) is a shopping center and entertainment complex in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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