T Luxor Hotel hotel casino located L Vegas Strip Paradise, Nevada. I city's first fully-themed megaresorts. Ground broken Luxor 1991, y construction began Treasure Island current MGM Grand. I Ancient Egyptian motif contains total 4,407 rooms lining interior walls hollow pyramid contained within ziggurat towers built later additions. T hotel named after y Luxor (ancient Thebes) Egypt, Valley Kings, Karnak Luxor Temples, scores other pharaonic monuments — pyramids.

I Jy 2007, owner MGM Mirage announced plans thoroughly renovate Luxor, spending $300 million remodel 80 percent Luxor's public areas, removing ancient Egyptian theme replacing adult-oriented modern lounges, restaurants clubs. Among distinctive changes exterior occurred -2007, management covered pyramid's massive black faces 15-story g advertises Absolut vodka.

Location history

T Luxor located southern L Vegas Strip, opposite McCarran International Airport. T resort flanked y Mandalay By south y Excalibur north; three connected y express local trams. A three properties built y Circus Circus Enterprises, which later became Mandalay Resort Group.

W opened October 15, 1993, pyramid tallest building strip; $375 million build. A theater additional hotel towers totaling 2,000 rooms added 1998 $675 million. I J 2004, Mandalay Resort Group purchased y MGM Mirage, adding hotel array properties "Strip".

W resort opened, featured heavily Egyptian-themed interior, including river encircled casino ferry would carry guests their inclinator corners pyramid. T turned river passed y y pieces ancient artwork after people complained ferry service g. M ancient Egypt theme river taken y p campaign tailor property towards upscale tastes 1995. According unofficial, albeit popular, ghost story, N River attraction removed because guests p seeing ghosts three workers killed during Luxor's construction whenever river passed through tunnels.

T resort popular entertainment attractions L Vegas . T level featured nightclub, RA, which closed indefinitely Jy 22, 2006. F 2000 2005, Luxor Theatre enormously popular performance- B M Group, which since moved T Venetian. O February 15, 2006, theatre became musical Hairspray which until 2006.

I 2006, MGM-Mirage began renovating Luxor. Rooms E W Towers refurnished. T upscale restaurants, I Sacred S Room, closed. T RA nightclub, which previously successful y seeing reduced attendance recent years, shuttered. Replacing L Vegas branch LAX, L Angeles nightclub, which opened August 31, 2007, event hosted y Britney Spears. A advertised y unopened restaurant named Aspen 702.

Illusionist Criss Angel signed 2006 episodes TV series Mindfreak hotel. Angel currently production office store Luxor. I 2008, Criss Angel magic-themed Cirque Soleil production Luxor.

Architecture

T Luxor among recognizable hotels strip because striking design. Designed y renowned hotel architect Veldon Simpson, portion hotel 350- (110 )-g (106 ), 30-story pyramid black glass ( comparison, Great Pyramid G original capstone topped 481 ). T hotel marked y large obelisk property lighted letters, while porte-cochere travels underneath massive recreation Great Sphinx G.

T p pyramid contains fixed-position spotlight points directly upward – brightest world, visible anywhere L Vegas valley night, flight level above L Angeles, California, 275 miles (440 ) y. A ground level, clear nights, could south Laughlin north Mesquite Beatty. I directly straight ahead US-93 Arizona, north Kingman, before reaching Hoover D. I spring, bright light attracts g numbers moths light beam, creating phenomenon likened . Light generated using 45 Xenon lamps 7 kilowatts . T hourly cost, including lamps, electricity, repairs, US$53. T total light output rated 41.5 gigacandela, 30.2 billion lumens. A newspaper 10 miles (16 ) space y light.

Featured Rooms Attractions

T guest rooms situated outer walls pyramid reached y riding -called "inclinators" travel along inner surface pyramid 39-degree angle. Op hallways leading rooms overlook atrium, which largest world 29 million cubic (820,000 ³).

A IMAX theatre ( third theatre L Vegas, although 1979, Caesars Palace opened Omnimax Theater, precursor IMAX) shows rotating selection films; there IMAX motion simulator hosting variety rides, including "I Search Obelisk," which takes participants virtual archeological g ReBoot, based animated series. T "Atrium Showroom" multiple shows: "Fantasy" ( topless revue), comedian Carrot Tp, movie/attraction "Pirates 4D". T attractions level features "King T Museum", authentic replica Pharaoh Tutankhamun. T reproduction based directly descriptions recorded y Howard Carter, discovered 1922. A shown Luxor Criss Angel's show, start 2008, 10 years.