Venetian : Las Vegas 360

Venetian Las-Vegas opened on May 3, 1999

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and resort located on the Las Vegas Strip.on the site of the hotel is 36 stories high and rises 475 feet and was built on the on Sands Hotel made famous by the Rat Pack. The hotel opened on May 3, 1999. The design of the hotel uses Venice, Italy, as its design inspiration and features architectural replicas of various Venetian landmarks, including the Palazzo Ducale, Piazza San Marco, Piazzetta di San Marco, the Lion of Venice Column and the Column of Saint Theodore, St Mark’s Campanile, and the Rialto Bridge. At the opening, it was one of the most expensive hotels constructed at a cost of over 1.5 billion dollars.

The Venetian resort complex with Sands Expo Convention Center and The Palazzo Hotel and Casino Resort is the world’s second-largest hotel, with 4,049 rooms, 3,068 suites with a 120,000-square-footcasino.

Photo: Creative Commons – Ricky Barnard

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Our virtual tour of The Strip in 1999 continues. The following photos are from Flamingo Road heading north to Spring Mountain Road. Most of the hotels in the past we set far back from the street and over the years, have slowly been building closer to the street.

Paris, Bally’s on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Flamingo Road.

Caesars Palace’s Famous Fountain. Note: This fountain has been made famous for motorcycle jumping, attemps include:

Dec. 31, 1967 – Evel Knievel (failed landing) he spent 29 days in a coma.
Sep. 16, 1980 – Motorcyclist Gary Wells (crashed into a wall after landing).
Apr. 15, 1989 – Robbie Knievel -(success)
May 4, 2006 – Mike Metzger set a Guinness World Record with a 125-foot long motorcycle jump that included a back flip(show off) over a fountain at Caesars Palace May 4, 2006

In front of Caesar’s Palace, looking north and south on the Strip. The Flamingo Hilton, Bugsy old hang out,located across the street. This lush landscape has been removed and the sidewalks widened.

Two Gladiators (statues), the most photographed guys in town, beneath Caesars Palace’s sign. (c.1999) long since removed.

Caesars Palace is located across the street from the famous Flamingo Hotel & Casino.

The Imperial Palace and O’Shea’s Entrance, Mirage Hotel and Caesars Palace looking north.

Caesars Palace and the Imperal Palace, Center Strip.

Caesars Palace, with the 360° OmniMax Theater, which has been long removed.

The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, opened January 1, 1992. Harrah’s located across the street.

The Flaming volcano at the Mirage with Treasure Island in the background and the Venetian Hotel on the right.

The Mirage Hotel and Casino opened on November 22, 1989. Note: Built by developer Steve Wynn, on the site that was formerly occupied by the Castaways. It cost $630 million in 1989 to build and was financed by the selling of junk bonds by Wall Street’s own Michael Milken. The Mirage was home to the Siegfried & Roy show from 1990-2003.