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The interiors have continued to expand over time, with gardens changing throughout the seasons, ongoing art shows, and a Poker Room, which hosts the World Poker Tour and is nicknamed ‘The Office’ by professional players due to the high table limits and high-stakes Big Game. The interior of the hotel, featuring craftsman granite countertops, elaborate marble statues and a botanical garden with flowers from around the world, was designed by Roger Thomas, executive vice president of design for Wynn Design & Development and Architectural Digest 100 four-time winner. The plans were elaborate, estimated to cost nearly $1.6 billion, which made the Bellagio one of the most expensive hotels ever built at the time of its construction in May of 1996.

Mirage and Wynn hoped to continue their success with architect DeRuyter Butler and project executive Peter Smith. Dunes was demolished in October of 1993, shortly after Mirage celebrated success with the opening of their Treasure Island hotel on the strip. Wynn, later owner of MGM Resorts, teamed up with Atlandia Design, owned by Mirage Resorts, and started crafting a modern model of the Northern Italian town of Lake Como, which it was named after. The Bellagio was originally the site of the legendary Dunes hotel and casino, which sold for $75 million in 1993 to Steve Wynn. $149 View Deal Lowest price guaranteed Changing of the Guards

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