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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAs is obvious from the name, Caesars Palace<\/a> is going\nfor a Roman Empire theme. The classical theme implies dominance, victory, and\nrespect. The elements of the classical theme are clean, strong, and\nauthoritative, from the Doric and Corinthian columns, to the ornamental frescos\nand porticos. White marble, stone, and plaster adorns every important space. Classical\narchitecture is the most imitated and instantly-recognizable styles of\narchitecture in the world. Just think of any government building or monument in\nWashington, D.C. and you\u2019ll instantly get a mental image of the classical\n\u2018empire\u2019 style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caesars Palace is one of the original megaresorts on the\nfamous Las Vegas Strip, built in 1966 on leased land owned by Vegas mogul Kirk\nKerkorian. No expense was spared in the decoration and construction of the\nhotel casino, and the architects even imported actual Roman statues and figures\nfrom Italy. The theme was designed to make the visitor feel like a ruler or a\nconqueror, and in the early days, female hostesses in togas and sandals would\ngreet guests with a welcome which included the introduction, \u2018I am your slave.\u2019\nSince then, the greetings have been adjusted to match the times, but the\nmegaresort is just as opulent and extreme as ever. Caesars is one of the only\noriginal Vegas casinos which hasn\u2019t been completely torn down and reinvented.\nInstead, it has been renovated and expanded with more columns, Roman baths,\nshopping Forums, and towers of suites. A Roman statue in the parking lot has\nall of his limbs, one of which is hailing a cab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s one thing to copy classical Italian design, but it\u2019s another\nnew level of grandiose to replicate a classical Italian city. The Venetian Las\nVegas<\/a> has done exactly that. The owners took the architectural genius\nbehind the design of the watery city of Venice\u2014and transported to the dry Nevada\ndesert. The Venetian features replicas of the famous monuments, piazzas, and\nbridges of the Serene Republic of Venice. A replica of Venice\u2019s famous Rialto\nBridge spans\u2014you guessed it\u2014a Venetian canal, complete with gondolas plowing\nthe waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The d\u00e9cor of The Venetian reflects the pinnacle of Italian architectural design that is Venice. Lavish buildings with elaborately-carved earth tone facades fill the open spaces around the hotel resort. But he interior spaces are even more ostentatious, with miles of marble halls, intricately-detailed paintings and frescos, and massive corridors glowing with the wealth of the Old and New Worlds. The more expensive suites are designed to mimic that of the finest hotels in Venice, and the standard rooms, while slightly more austere in decoration, are some of the largest rooms in Vegas. The resort opened in 1999 at a cost of $1.5 billion, one of the most expensive resorts at its time of opening. Built on the former site of the Sands Casino, The Venetian Las Vegas is the second largest hotel resort in the world, right behind The Venetian Macau at number one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For sheer impact and eminence, nothing beats the Bellagio<\/a> in Las\nVegas. The imposing, regal building dominates the Vegas skyline, and if The\nVenetian uses half the water in Nevada for its canals, Bellagio uses the other\nhalf for its lake and famous fountain. The gigantic, dancing water fountain is\nsynchronized to music like Viva Las Vegas by Elvis, and Lucky Be a Lady by\nSinatra. The lobby of Bellagio features a giant chandelier made up of over\n2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, which covers 2,000 square feet of the ceiling.\nThis wildly-colorful and expensive decoration is the very definition of gaudy.\nBut Bellagio doesn\u2019t say that like it\u2019s a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the name of the decoration game is grandeur, then the\ngaudy d\u00e9cor of Bellagio flaunts it. The busy, expensive interior screams money\nat the top of its marble lungs, but the eye candy everywhere overloads the\nsenses\u2014which is the general idea. Indoor fountains with floating stuffed swans,\nfake butterflies hovering overhead, and giant mushrooms together form a\nbotanical gardens that would make Alice from Wonderland envious. But the\nbiggest high rollers in the world hold sway in Bellagio\u2019s \u2018Bobby\u2019s Room,\u2019\nbetting up to $1 million per hand of poker. Which speaks for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Monte Carlo Casino<\/a> in Monaco is oozing with Old World elegance; it\u2019s the original grand casino every other casino in the world is trying to outdo. The lavish lairs of Vegas seem fake by comparison. The Monte Carlo marble murmurs tales of history like no other. The casino opened in 1863, long before the first bricks or stones were laid in Las Vegas. Royalty and nobility feature large in its storied history. In fact, Princess Caroline of Monaco came up with the idea for the casino. Their royal coffers were a bit dry, it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The luxurious Beau Arts d\u00e9cor of the casino is apparent in\nevery detail of the Monte Carlo, leaving the visitor with the impression of\nentering an elaborate royal hall or an elegant opera theater. With its position\non the French Riviera along with Cannes and St. Tropez, this gorgeous casino is\nthe natural stomping ground for bluebloods and nobility. And if that\u2019s not\nenough, it\u2019s got James Bond as an unofficial ambassador. Several Bond films\nwere set there, and Ian Fleming based Casino Royale on the Monte Carlo Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau is fast becoming the premier casino destination in the\nworld. In 2006 it surpassed Las Vegas in sheer revenue. This\nindependently-administrative region of China was a former Portuguese colony.\nCasino revenue forms the dragon\u2019s share of the economy, and casino moguls from\naround the globe have splashed down billions building casino megaresorts on the\nMacau peninsula and islands. One such megaresort is the City of Dreams. CoD is\nmade up of several towering resorts to form one uber-megaresort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The billions that were spent on the construction and casino d\u00e9cor are immediately apparent. Lavish, ornamental, dynasty-inspired details adorn every meter of the mega-space. Giant golden dragons clutching huge pearls greet you in lobbies, or slither along ceilings. Lakeside tea rooms and pools spill over with the rich d\u00e9cor of a jungle empire. But the main entertainment spectacle, the Dancing Water Theatre, one-ups the Bellagio fountain by adding a 3,700,000 gallon pool with water jets, fireworks, and live performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the magnitude and variety of extravagance varies with\neach casino, one thing unites them: ridiculous, ugly, psychedelic carpeting.\nWith the exception of some of the restaurant spaces, the gaming floors of\nmegaresorts seem deliberately designed to disorient. The reasons for the crazy\ncasino carpeting<\/a> are hotly debated among Ivy League academics who\napparently have nothing better to study. One says it is a trick to hide fallen\nchips, another says it simply hides the carpet wear better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hunter S. Thompson wobbled onto the casino floor on LSD in\nthe infamous casino carpet scene in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The\nhideously-clashing colors and shapes swam before his feverish eyes, transformed\ninto giant snakes and lizards, and slithered up the legs of oblivious gamblers.\nEventually, the gamblers became reptiles themselves, lounge lizards in disco\nclothing. The good Doctor of Journalism nearly lost his mind (again). This\nfriendly warning is a community service announcement: Do not mix acid and\ncasino carpeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Venetian Las Vegas<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nBellagio, Las Vegas<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nCasino de Monte-Carlo, Monaco<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nCity of Dreams, Macau<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nCarpets from Hell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n