The Luxor is among the most recognizable hotels on the strip because of its striking design. Designed by hotel architect Veldon Simpson, the main portion of the hotel is a 350′ (110 m)-high, 30-story pyramid of black glass (in comparison, the Great Pyramid of Giza with original capstone topped out at 481′). The footprint of the pyramid is a 556′ square. The hotel is marked by a large obelisk with the name of the property in lighted letters, while the porte-cochere travels underneath a massive recreation of the Great Sphinx of Giza. The pyramid was originally conceived with a tram connecting the north side of the hotel with the neighboring Excalibur Hotel and Casino. This was soon removed for later property changes. A second tram linkage now connects the east-facing porte-cochere with both the Excalibur and Mandalay Hotel and Casino. The pyramid is clad in very dark bronze glass, which appears black on clear days and a dark, golden-bronze on overcast days. There are 30 guest-room floors, six higher service floors (including the SkyBeam penthouses) and a large sublevel. Many of the original aesthetics of the external property have been eliminated. The original front water and laser show was the first to succumb. The laser show was stopped due to complaints of stray beams illuminating aircraft on approach to the very nearby international airport. The fountains themselves were removed and replaced by a parking lot and the new tram station. The tram station and tracks hinder …
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Hello, i really like your video! since it is pretty dark inside the Luxor (as far as I remember), I was wondering what kind of camera you used to capture this video ?
I almost died in the Luxor!!! Check out my video and tell me this hasn’t happened to you!
The Girl Dancing Looks Like An Idiot lol
I’m not the one bitching about how people behave.
looks nice this is where the crips are believed to have come
Las vegas at its best!
It was like room 1427 i believe
You prove my point.
really? what room did you stay in, cus mine had a a flat screen? weird….
nice one hypocrite
No, to this extent it is perfectly legal.
Isnt it illegial to video tape gambling?
See i stayed at the mgm grand i thought it was a shit hole lol not even flat screens in the room i thought the rooms where dirty. Hows the New York New York?
it’s nice to visit but not nice to stay in, the rooms are old and ghetto, though the club RA is pretty sick, the good way. If you’re 19 and 20 I suggest you stay at MGM, for some reason I find it better and TAO kicks ass, good luck, have fun, and ummm get drunk and fucked! LOL
It’ll be as good as anywhere else for that age. lol
what is bad about it :O my boyfriend wants to stay here when we go in a couple months. would it be okay for a 19 and 20 year old ?
i stayed here cause of criss angel
He was in MGM Grand.
I want that black corvette with tha dancing gurl at tha end in tha passenger seat with me Drivin hahahahaah I’m comin here 2morro
OMG
This video made me cry. I grew up in Las Vegas (age 3 to 16 (moved away in 1987) ) and these building were fixtures in the backdrop of my childhood there, It was almost too much to watch all at once. “This used to be my playground” by Madonna comes to mind. Nice job on the video collection.
The El Rancho is the coolest hotel and casino of all.
Lovely. I live in Reno and the only building that’s ever been imploded here is the Mapes Hotel
Hacienda, Landmark, Frontier, and Castaways all needed to go, but I believe the rest of them could have been saved.
i want to go to las Vegas
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2:50 They forgot a trash can in the Aladdin.
It’s in the credits….
message me for it
what is the name of the song ;P i LOVE it but i dont live in las vegas XD but im living in canada <_ <
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Buried in the Google/Youtube archives are about 80 videos made by me.
On information and belief the same perps who made me “dead” for REIT fraudster linked to blowing up the buildings on 911. Las Vegas implosions, 911, anything for money.
ENOUGH.
I like your comment.
Honey R Siegal(NOT DEAD)
I Like The Musick For The Video
I Think It Fits It Perfectly, Just A Damn Shame That Las Vegas Has To Constantly Re-Invent Itself By Destroying It’s Past smh, My Personal Favorite For Implosions Is Hands Down The 1st Dunes Implosion In 1993
I ended up having to buy the CD.. could not find it online anywhere ><
Where can I find the song in this video?I like it.
@MRStiMPy1904 typing is way off btw
uh you suck ass btw
Although I do think that all of the old hotels’ days on the strip were over, a better way to deal with these classic hotels were to just move the buildings to the downtown area to give that part of town even more of a nostalgic feel than it already does now. I prefer preserving history rather than destroying it but these hotels had to disappear from the strip one way or another since they wouldn’t be able to compete with the megaresorts on the strip today.