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Luxor Las Vegas
Luxor Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas Strip
Luxor Las Vegas
Luxor Las Vegas is located in Nevada
Luxor Las Vegas
Location Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Address 3900 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening dateOctober 15, 1993; 31 years ago (October 15, 1993)
ThemeAncient Egypt
No. of rooms4,407
Total gaming space120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2)
Permanent shows America's Got Talent - Las Vegas Live!
Blue Man Group
Carrot Top
Fantasy
Signature attractionsTitanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Bodies: The Exhibition
Discovering King Tut's Tomb
Notable restaurantsBackstage Deli
Bonanno's Pizzeria
Johnny Rockets
Nathan's Famous Hotdogs
Starbucks
The Buffet at Luxor
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerVici Properties
Operating license holderMGM Resorts International
Renovated in1996, 1998, 2007–09, 2017, 2021
Coordinates36°5′43.67″N 115°10′32.94″W / 36.0954639°N 115.1758167°W / 36.0954639; -115.1758167
Websiteluxor.com

Luxor Las Vegas is a 30-story (106.7 meter tall) casino hotel situated on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International and has a 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m2) casino with over 2,000 slot machines and 87 table games.[1][2]

The casino opened in 1993 and was renovated and expanded several times.[3] Later renovation work modernized the design of the property and raised the hotel's capacity to 4,407 rooms, including 442 suites. The hotel's rooms line the interior walls of the main tower, which has a pyramid shape, and the 22-story twin ziggurat towers.[2][4][5]

The hotel is named for the city of Luxor (ancient Thebes) in Egypt.[6]

History

View of the pyramid also showing the east ziggurat tower

Construction and opening

The resort was announced by Circus Circus Enterprises on November 14, 1991. Known temporarily as "Project X", the pyramid-shaped resort would cost $290 million, and would be built on the Las Vegas Strip, on land located south of the company's Excalibur Hotel and Casino.[7] Groundbreaking took place on April 21, 1992, with the project by then known as "Luxor", after the Egyptian city of the same name.[8][9][10] Veldon Simpson was the architect,[11] and Perini Building Company was the general contractor.[12] Waltek, a Cincinnati-based company, provided the metal-and-glass exterior for the pyramid. Standing 30 stories high, the pyramid was one of the largest metal-and-glass projects ever.[11] The pyramid was topped off on July 9, 1993.[12] The Luxor would compete against two other upcoming resorts, MGM Grand and Treasure Island. All three resorts had a family oriented focus.[7][12]

The resort officially opened at 4 a.m. on October 15, 1993, to a crowd of 10,000 people.[13] When it opened, the pyramid, which cost $375 million to build, was the tallest building on the strip and contained 2,526 rooms and a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) casino.[4][14][15] The resort was financed by "petty cash" earned from other Circus Circus Enterprises properties and did not include any outside financial investors.[16] The hotel's pyramid is similar in size to the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid of Egypt. When the hotel opened, it was the tallest structure on the Strip, surpassed after only 11 days by Treasure Island[citation needed], and featured the world's largest atrium, which has since been surpassed.[3]

Renovations

A $240 million expansion occurred in 1996, and included an IMAX theater.[17] A theater and two additional towers totaling 2,000 rooms were added in 1998 for $675 million.[4]

In July 2007, owner MGM Resorts International announced plans to thoroughly renovate the Luxor, spending $300 million to remodel 80% of Luxor's public areas, removing much of the ancient Egyptian theme and replacing it with more adult-oriented and modern lounges, restaurants and clubs.[18]

Incidents

On May 7, 2007, a vehicle exploded in a Luxor Hotel parking garage due to a homemade pipe bomb which left one man dead.[19] Local authorities believe the victim, a 24-year-old employee at Nathan's Famous hot dog restaurant in the Luxor food court, was the intended target. The hotel was not evacuated, operations continued uninterrupted, and the parking structure as well as the casino were undamaged.[20][21] Two men were found guilty of the bombing, and in 2010 were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Facilities

Luxor Las Vegas includes 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) of convention space, four swimming pools and whirlpools, a wedding chapel, Nurture Spa and Salon, and 29 retail stores.[22][23][24][25][26] As of 2010, the Luxor was designated as a 4 Key rating from the Green Key Eco-Rating Program, which evaluates what is known as "sustainable hotel operations."[27] The hotel features inclined elevators which travel up the side of the building on a 39-degree incline.[28]

The Atrium

The atrium of the Luxor pyramid

Luxor Las Vegas has the largest atrium in the world (by volume) at 29 million cu ft (0.82 million m3).

Attractions

Since 2009, the resort has hosted Bodies: The Exhibition, an educational display on the human body, and Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition; the exhibits replaced the hotel's three-story arcade.[29][30]

Former attractions

At its opening, the resort featured the Nile River Tour, a river ride that carried guests to different parts of the pyramid and passed by pieces of ancient artwork on a river that encircled the casino.[31] It was removed after three years.[32]

The hotel also featured King Tut's Tomb and Museum, a replica of King Tutankhamen's tomb as found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.[16] It was closed in June 2008 and its replica artifacts were donated to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum[33][34] where they are displayed in its "Treasures of Egypt" exhibit, which opened January 30, 2010.[35][36][37]

Secrets of the Luxor Pyramid was a collection of three attractions which also debuted at the hotel's opening,[38] including:

  • In Search of the Obelisk
  • Luxor Live
  • Theater of Time

Theater of Time was replaced[39] with an IMAX Cinema, which operated from 1996 to 2008.[40]

Clubs

On August 31, 2007, LAX Nightclub officially opened at a party hosted by Britney Spears.[41] A number of other celebrities, including Christina Aguilera, also hosted events at the club.[42] The two-level, 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2) venue contained 78 VIP tables and Noir Bar, which according to the Las Vegas Review Journal was an "ultra-elite bar" with a reservations-only policy. LAX Nightclub was closed on April 1, 2017, and was transformed into an esports venue, Esports Arena Las Vegas.[41] Work on the Esports Arena began in July 2017 and completed in March 2018.

Additional nightlife destinations within Luxor include CatHouse, Aurora, Liquidity, and Flight.[43][44]

Luxor Sky Beam

The light beam in 2011

The tip of the pyramid is three stories,[45] and features a beam of light known as the Luxor Sky Beam.[46][47] It is the most powerful man-made light in the world,[48] using curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 xenon lamps and focus them into one intense, narrow beam.[49][50] G-Force International Entertainment Corporation was hired to design, build and install the lighting system.[51] Each lamp is 7,000 watts and cost approximately $1,200 as of 2001; at full power, the system cost $51 an hour to operate, with $20 of that going toward electricity.[52]

The beam was activated on the night of October 14, 1993,[53] and has operated reliably since then.[51] On a clear night, it is visible up to 275 miles (443 km) away by aircraft at cruising altitude, such as over Los Angeles.[51][54] Moths are also attracted to the light,[48][46][55] which in turn attracts bats and owls.[47][56]

The lamp room, located about 50 feet (15 m) below the top of the building, can reach temperatures of 300 °F (150 °C) while the lights are operating. Because of the heat, the room is serviced by a staff of two workers during the day. Temperatures of 500 °F (260 °C) have been recorded five inches above the pyramid tip.[47] The beam originally measured 42.3 billion candela,[46] and shone seven miles high.[57] Since 2008, only half the lamps have been lit as a cost- and energy-saving measure. The resort later surveyed tourists about the possibility of turning off the beam completely, an idea that was largely rejected.[47]

Location

Luxor is at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip,[58] flanked by the Mandalay Bay to the south and the Excalibur to the north. All three are connected by the Mandalay Bay Tram,[59] as well as by walkways. The Shoppes of Mandalay Bay, a boutique shopping centre, is on a bridge over Mandalay Bay Road, directly connecting the Luxor with the Mandalay Bay resort to the south. All three properties were built by Circus Circus Enterprises, which in 1999 became Mandalay Resort Group, which was then succeeded by MGM Mirage in April 2005 (now named MGM Resorts International).[60][61]

Live entertainment

The Luxor initially included the 900-seat Pharoah's Dinner Theater.[62][63] It hosted The Winds of the Gods, a show centered on a plot to overtake the Egyptian throne. It included chariot races, belly dancers, and a trained elephant.[64][65][66] The theater later hosted an ice production known as Le Ice Show. The venue closed in December 1995, making way for convention space.[62][63]

A 1,200-seat venue was subsequently added.[67] Known as the Luxor Theater, it has since been expanded to 1,500 seats.[68][69] A production show, titled Imagine, A Theatrical Odyssey, opened in the venue in 1997.[70][71][72] The show closed at the end of 1999, with the Blue Man Group taking over the theater.[73][74] They performed at the Luxor until 2005.[75][76] After a decade of playing at other Strip resorts, the Blue Man Group returned to the Luxor in 2015,[77][78][79] displacing the dance group Jabbawockeez.[80]

The entrance to R.U.N.

The Broadway musical Hairspray opened in February 2006,[81] replacing the Blue Man Group.[80] Like most Broadway-to-Vegas shows, Hairspray was shortened from its original version for a new runtime of 90 minutes.[81][82] The show experienced poor ticket sales and closed four months later.[81][83]

Magician Criss Angel partnered with Cirque du Soleil to open a show at the Luxor,[84][85] titled Believe. It debuted in 2008,[86] and was the first Cirque show to feature an individual star.[87] The show initially received criticism, prompting Cirque to give Angel more creative control and fine-tune it.[88][87][89] Believe ran until 2016, when Angel and Cirque debuted a new show at the Luxor known as Mindfreak Live!, based on his television series Criss Angel Mindfreak (2005–2010).[88][90] Angel ended his run at the Luxor in 2018, after 10 years of performances there.[89]

The Atrium Showroom

In October 2019, Cirque debuted a new show known as R.U.N, described as bringing an action movie to life for its audience. The show took over and renovated the theater previously used by Angel. In a departure from previous Cirque shows, R.U.N lacked any acrobatic acts and featured rock and roll music, as well as stunts such as motorcycle jumps and pyrotechnics.[91][92][93] The show was written by Robert Rodriguez, with music composed by Tyler Bates. R.U.N received mixed reviews and poor ticket sales, and it lacked the time and funds needed to make improvements, closing after four months.[93]

In 2021, the Luxor debuted a variety show featuring acts from the television program America's Got Talent. Originally titled America's Got Talent Las Vegas Live, the show was a collaboration between MGM, Syco Entertainment, and Fremantle.[94] In 2023, the show was retitled America's Got Talent Presents Superstars Live, and it surpassed 500 performances.[95]

Aside from its main theater, the Luxor also includes the 350-seat Atrium Showroom.[68] Midnight Fantasy, a topless show, debuted there in 1999.[96][97][98] It was created and is produced by Anita Mann,[99][100] and the title has since been shortened to Fantasy.[101][102] Comedian Carrot Top has shared the Atrium Showroom with Fantasy since 2005, when he signed on for what was originally a three-year residency.[103][104] He is contracted to continue performing at the resort until 2025.[105]

This destination hotel is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s Postmodern architecture, and appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book Architecture Today.[106] Since opening in 1993, it has appeared in numerous films, including Mars Attacks! (1996), where a major character is depicted as an employee of the hotel, dressed in an Egyptian costume;[107] and the film 2012.[citation needed]

In Up in the Air, George Clooney's character, Ryan Bingham, is asked to take a picture in front of the Luxor hotel. The hotel was also seen in the movies Showgirls and The Hangover.[108] A futuristic but abandoned version of the hotel is seen in Blade Runner 2049, along with other famous landmarks in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.[109]

The hotel was featured in the climax of Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, where it is among the famous landmarks that was destroyed by Death Mwauthzyx. [citation needed]

The hotel has also been featured in the television shows Fear Factor, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Great Hotels, and CSI.[107][110] A replica of the Luxor, named "The Camel's Toe", appeared in the Las Venturas area of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and another replica appeared in the Las Vegas area of the 2000 video game Driver 2.[111] The Luxor Las Vegas also appears in Futurama episode, "Viva Mars Vegas". It also appears in Vegas Vacation starring Chevy Chase. Tupac Shakur also stayed in The Luxor in September 1996 when he was gunned down on the strip after attending the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson fight on September 7, 1996.[112][113][114] Will Smith filmed the 1998 video for "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" in the hotel's lobby and in front of its sphinx.

Outlines of various pyramids overlaid on top of on another to show relative height
Comparison of approximate profiles of the Luxor Las Vegas with some notable pyramidal or near-pyramidal buildings. Dotted lines indicate original heights, where data is available. In its SVG file, hover over a pyramid to highlight and click for its article.
  • View from Harry Reid International Airport
    View from Harry Reid International Airport
  • Great Sphinx of Giza and the Luxor Sky Beam, exterior view
    Great Sphinx of Giza and the Luxor Sky Beam, exterior view
  • Luxor Las Vegas obelisk
    Luxor Las Vegas obelisk
  • Luxor Sky Beam from across Las Vegas Boulevard
    Luxor Sky Beam from across Las Vegas Boulevard
  • One of the four swimming pools at the Luxor
    One of the four swimming pools at the Luxor

See also

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