MIAMI (AP) \u2014 A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for something bigger.<\/p>\n
Demolition experts completed the controlled implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell Key, a human-made island at the mouth of the Miami River, across from downtown. It marked the largest implosion for Miami in more than a decade, officials said.<\/p>\n
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