One of the most elaborate hotel spectacles in town, The Venetian falls squarely between an outright adult Disneyland
experience and the luxury resort experience currently dominating the Vegas landscape.
The hotel's exterior, re-creates most of the top landmarks of Venice (the Campanile, a portion of St. Mark's Square,
part of the Doge's Palace, and a canal or two). We have to admit that the attention to detail
here is impressive indeed.
Stone is aged, for that weathered look, statues and tiles are exact copies of their Italian counterparts,
security guards wear Venetian police uniforms --
all that's missing is the smell from the canals, but we are happy to let that one slide.
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