Bellagio Fountains





Steve Wynn already opened Mirage, with its erupting volcano and South Seas theme, and then a few years later opened Treasure Island, where next to the sidewalk all the passersby could see the full-sized pirate ship Battle of Buccaneer Bay every half-hour. Inside the highly acclaimed property is a casino resort with a romantic tropical theme. The Cirque du Soleil show at the Treasure Island was the first permanent one in Las Vegas.

Then the luxurious Bellagio casino and resort, considered among the world’s most spectacular hotels, drew the attention of all the visitors of Las Vegas, costing an unbelievable $1.6 billion. At the time it was built, Bellagio was the most expensive hotel in the world. Today, visitors line the street in front of the hotel to watch the “Bellagio Fountains” shooting streams of choreographed water “dancing” to music on the hotel’s 8.5 acre man-made lake. The Bellagio started a new spree of luxurious developments in Las Vegas; among these developments are The Venetian, Mandalay Bay, and Paris Las Vegas.

Wynn vacationed in Italy and that is when he decided to call his new casino the Bellagio, after the Italian region of Bellagio, considered the most beautiful place to vacation in all of Italy. The unique color of the Bellagio Hotel is inspired directly by the colors of the homes in the Mediterranean region.



THE LOBBY

Upon entering the lobby, one looks up at the 18-foot ceiling to see the Dale Chihuly extraordinary glass sculptured chandelier called “Fiori di Como”. This exquisite exhibit consists of 2,000 hand-blown glass blossoms. “Fiori di Como” translated means “Flowers on Como” referring to Lake Como the region where the town of Bellagio is located.