It was packing its over-the-top house with high-profile entertainers well before current Vegas visionary Steve Wynn took the glitzy behemoth hotels concept to the next level - and still is, with Celine Dion, Jerry Seinfeld, and Mariah Carey currently packing in audiences at the Colosseum. On December 31, 1967, stunt performer Evel Knievel (unsuccessfully) attempted to jump the hotel’s fountains on his motorcycle.īuilt in 1966, Caesars Palace is one of the Strip's first giant hotel-casino stunners. Large marble columns, classical paintings, and arches continue the look. The grandeur starts from the entrance, where fountains, classic Roman sculptures, and well-manicured trees lead to the lobby, which has a striking sculpture at its center.
Like the MGM Grand or the Venetian, the guiding principle of Caesars Palace seems to be excess, with the largest poker room in Las Vegas, a 50,000-square-foot spa, a long labyrinth of a shopping mall, and several pools forming the Garden of Gods Pool Oasis.
