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The Palazzo, Las Vegas, Nevada (5)
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The Palazzo
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The Palazzo
Facts and statistics
Address 3325 Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date December 30, 2007[1]
Theme European
No. of rooms 3,068
Total gaming space 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m2)
Permanent shows Jersey Boys
Signature attractions The Shoppes At The Palazzo
Lamborghini Dealership
Casino type Land-Based
Website palazzolasvegas.com
The Palazzo (pronounced /pəˈlɑːtsoʊ/) is a hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The Palazzo is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. The property's design is marketed as being reflective of a modern European ambiance and luxury living.
Parts of the resort were opened to the general public on December 30, 2007.[1] The official grand opening took place on January 17, 2008.
The .8 billion resort features a Lobby where guests from the street arrive beneath a 60-foot (18 m) glass dome with a two-story fountain. Those approaching from The Venetian make the transition through a towering octagonal structure, itself topped by a glass-and-iron dome. Visitors to The Palazzo using the underground parking structure can take elevators or escalators from the underground garage and arrive in the center of the property's casino.
Though marketed and portrayed as a stand-alone resort, The Palazzo is actually an extension of The Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo complex on the Las Vegas Strip.[citation needed] The Palazzo Casino, like some other casinos on the strip, operates under the license of a related casino—in this case The Venetian's license. The resort's 642-foot (196 m) high hotel tower features 3,068 all-suite rooms and 375 concierge-level suites.
The Palazzo is LEED Silver Certified—the largest LEED certified building in the nation.[2]
Currently under construction, the 270-unit condominium tower addition The St. Regis Residences at The Palazzo will be the first residential offerings at The Venetian complex. The high-rise tower is being built on top of the 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) building that houses the Barneys New York apparel store. On September 4, 2008, Las Vegas Sands announced that it had come to an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to operate the condo tower as a signature branch of The St. Regis Residences with all hallmarks of the St. Regis brand offered to residents.
Contents [hide]
1 Attractions
1.1 Lamborghini Las Vegas
1.2 The Shoppes at The Palazzo
2 History
2.1 Construction
2.2 Film history
3 References
4 External links
[edit] Attractions
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[edit] Lamborghini Las Vegas
Lamborghini Las Vegas is the second authorized dealer in the Las Vegas area, featuring displays of exotic automobiles including Lamborghini, Bugatti, Spyker, Saleen, and Koenigsegg. The 20,000-square-foot showroom was decorated with Italian-imported marble and tile flooring, rich leather wall coverings, and vibrant artwork.
Non-buying guests of the resort are granted admission to the showroom for , while children ages five and under receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. Admission to the showroom includes a Lamborghini Las Vegas lanyard, souvenir access pass, and a discount at the world's first complete Lamborghini accessories boutique on purchases over 0.
[edit] The Shoppes at The Palazzo
The Shoppes at The Palazzo feature boutique stores from the likes of Van Cleef & Arpels, Jimmy Choo, Piaget, Diane von Furstenberg, Chloè, Christian Louboutin, Catherine Malandrino, Anya Hindmarch, Charriol, and others. It also features an 85,000 square foot Barneys New York.
[edit] History
[edit] Construction
Construction photo taken in July 2007As of February 27, 2006, the project had been under construction for over a year. Most of that time was spent digging the 4-story-deep hole to put in the underground parking structure. Then the building itself began gradually rising upwards. The steel fabrication and erection was supplied by Schuff Steel Company. By November 2006, the hotel tower had reached the 35th floor. Construction of the ground floors, including the parking garage and shopping center, were well under way.
As of March 2007, the hotel tower's elevator core was complete, and the rooms area was rising to the top. The facade and windows were being installed on the lower floors. As of August 2007, the lettering on the side of the tower was finished and is topped out.
As of December 20, 2007 the Palazzo was scheduled to open at least 1,000 rooms by December 28 in preparation for the Las Vegas New Years celebration. The casino and other areas of the Palazzo opened at 7pm on Sunday, December 30, after a delay of several days due to the Clark County permitting process.
Upon its completion, the Palazzo displaced the Pentagon as the largest building in the United States in terms of floor space, by a margin of about 35,580 square meters.[3]
The strucutral engineering was done by Walter P Moore.
[edit] Film history
An under construction Palazzo was the setting for an early scene of Ocean's Thirteen.
The construction of Palazzo was featured on The Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering.
Was the shooting location of a few scenes in the third season finale of MTV's The Hills.
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Morning Star
Image by pigeonpie
Going back through my photos to find images for my new ( currently in the works) website, and I've been finding gems I never posted. Might have to go back and do some edits of shots I left at the time too.
This is the wonderful Madame Bink, much-celebrated art nude model (but here with clothes). This was my first shoot with a model, back in 2010, and Bink gave me a lot of help (she's also a photographer) and helped me to feel at ease.
I think at the time I was frustrated that I couldn't smooth out the bottom of her shoe, which I probably could do now!
life through his face - Old man [15]
Image by Zuhair Ahmad
Hello
Before anyone says anything about the cropping or the editing, I just wanna say that I've done it with complete confident that it will not like most of you and this was inspired by another well known photographer.
I just hope it will be acceptable and some of you like it.
Here you can see it in my personal website:
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iso : 100
shutter speed : 1/60
Lens Aperture : F4
Focal Length : 175mm
Lens : Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Light Source : day light
programs edited with : Photoshop Cs5
