| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1991-1993 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Veldon Simpson-Architect, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.date | 1991-1993 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-20T14:21:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-03-20T14:21:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1991-1993 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 201484 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1137 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/109246 | |
| dc.description | The east flank of the casino pyramid; The Luxor Hotel is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was one of the city's first fully-themed megaresorts. Ground was broken for the Luxor in 1991, that same year construction began on the Treasure Island and the current MGM Grand. It has an Ancient Egyptian motif and contains a total of 4,408 rooms lining the interior walls of a hollow pyramid and contained within twin ziggurat towers that were built as later additions. When it opened on October 15, 1993, the pyramid was the tallest building on the strip; it cost $375 million to build. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 1/30/2008) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | glass: reflective glass; steel | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | business, commerce and trade | en_US |
| dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Egypt--Civilization | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.title | Luxor Hotel and Casino | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-US-LV-LC-C8 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | American | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | hotel (public accommodation) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | entertainment building | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Veldon Simpson-Architect, Inc. (American architectural firm, founded 1976) | en_US |
