Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage.
Inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most Bellagio Tickets notable features is an 8 acre (32,000 m²) artificial lake between the building and the Strip. The fountain Bellagio Tickets shows on the lake are a major free attraction and provide a romantic ambiance for couples walking along the strip.
Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, covers Bellagio Tickets 2,000 square feet (610 m²) of the lobby ceiling. The hotel also contains a Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
Bellagio was conceived by Steve Wynn and built by his company, Mirage Resorts, Inc. following the purchase Bellagio Tickets and demolition of the legendary Dunes hotel and casino in 1993. Bellagio was designed by Marnell Corrao Bellagio Tickets Associates and Jon Jerde.
Bellagio is home to Cirque du Soleil's aquatic production of "O", only the second permanent production Bellagio Tickets show for the world-renowned troupe.
The Bellagio employs approximately 10,000 people. In the fall of 2006, the casino floor was remodeled and Bellagio Tickets new uniforms were issued, changing the original color scheme to a more contemporary blue tone.
On October 15, 1998, just before 11:00pm, Bellagio opened. The Bellagio reported to spend $88 million on Bellagio Tickets its opening. The VIPs invited to the grand opening were expected to donate to The Foundation Fighting Bellagio Tickets Blindness $1,000 a person or $3,500 a couple, which entitled them to an overnight stay at Bellagio's suite Bellagio Tickets rooms.
Opening night's entertainment began with Steve Wynn giving a 40 minute welcome speech and then the opening Bellagio Tickets of the Cirque du Soleil production, "O." Performing in Bellagio lounges that night were New York cabaret Bellagio Tickets and recording artist Michael Feinstein, George Bugatti and John Pizarrelli. When it opened, it was the Bellagio Tickets most expensive hotel ever built, having cost over $1.6 billion.
In 2000 it became a MGM Mirage property when Mirage Resorts merged with MGM Grand Inc. to create MGM MIRAGE.
* Bellagio was featured prominently in the film Ocean's Eleven (2001). The curved staircase that Tess Bellagio Tickets Ocean (played by Julia Roberts) so impressively descended was removed during a 2006 remodel to accommodate Bellagio Tickets the entrance pathway from a newly built hotel tower, called The Spa Tower. New shops and restaurants fill Bellagio Tickets the space.
The vault for the three casinos that were robbed (MGM Grand, Mirage, and Bellagio) owned by Terry Benedict Bellagio Tickets (played by Andy Garcia) was located beneath the Bellagio. There is no confirmation whether in fact the Bellagio Tickets vault exists as portrayed in the movie.
The Fountains of Bellagio attraction consists of an intricate water fountain display set to light and Bellagio Tickets music. The display takes place in front of the Bellagio hotel and can be viewed from the Strip. The Bellagio Tickets fountain show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from Bellagio Tickets 8 pm to midnight. Exceptions: a single or string of shows may be withheld when winds prevail; a single Bellagio Tickets show may be skipped to avoid interference with a planned event.
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