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This page was updated
1/3/10 |
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See a photo history
of the Caesars Palace transformation
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NEWS
1/13/09 Caesars Stalls Completion of Octavius Tower
As reported by the LV Review Journal, Harrah's Entertainment is
stalling the completion of the new tower due to the
downturn in tourism resulting in a lower demand for additional
rooms.
The exterior of the tower will be completed and, to the
passer-by, it will look like a functioning building. When
business picks up, they can have the interiors completed within
a few months.
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THE CAESARS PALACE EXPANSION PROJECT
New Tower (2009) (stalled)
• 350-foot, 23-story tower
• 665 rooms / 71 suites
• Three new pool villas on second floor
Forum Tower refurbishment (Jan 2008)
Convention Center expansion (early 2009)
• 2 levels attached to Palace Tower
• 110,000-square feet of flexible meeting space
• 263,000-square feet
ballroom
New pools (spring 2009)
• Replace Apollo pool & outdoor spas
with three new pools
• One 1,600-square-foot invited-guest-only pool
• Two 1,900-square-foot pools for hotel guests, private parties,
catered functions
Other upgrades
• Caesars Palace front entrance expanded
in breadth and height
• Expanded valet parking
• Remodel
original casino and expanded ceiling heights to 20'
• Expand sports book
• New restaurants and retail venues and a Buffet |
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Octavius Tower Construction Photos
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Done on the outside,
unfinished on the inside; the new tower is still on hold.
Photos 1/3/10 by Mark Adams |
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Topped-out, Caesars
new tower is
coming along nicely.
Photo 12/7 and 12/4/08 by Greg Clarke
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Nice shot from the
freeway.
Photo 10/19/08 by Daniel Harris |
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The cladding is
approaching the top floors.
Photo 9/22/08 by
Jean Paul Olivelli |
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The new tower is making
Caesars look rather crowded.
Photo 8/28/08 by Charles Hildebrant |
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The
EIFS
facade is being installed on the lower floors.
Two floors 'till topped.
Photo 7/19/08 by
Miguel
Villegas
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Three shots from the
Palace Tower show the new tower and conference space.
Photos 7/3/08 by Jay Warner |
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Shot from the Eiffel
Tower and Panorama
Tower III, these photos show the progress
Photos, 6/11/08 by Aaron Auxier |
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Working on the 13th
floor
Photo 5/26/08 |
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Movin' up quickly,
the new tower is up to the 10th floor.
Photo 4/26/08 by
Jeremy
Smiech
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Shot from the Eiffel Tower (far
left),
Caesars new tower is up to the 7th floor.
Photos 4/7/08 by
Miguel Villegas
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The new tower up to
the third floor
Photo 3/9/08 by Jsnod |
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Construction is well
underway
Up to the second floor
Photo 2/4/08 by Mark Diederichsen |
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1/26/08 Construction of NewTower Begins Without
Fanfare
It appears that construction of Caesars new tower has
started. A tower crane has been erected on the site with
no formal announcement from Harrah's. The photo (right), by Mark Diederichsen, shows
the crane.
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6/28/07 Details Updated for Caesars
Next Expansion
Harrah's went before the
Clark County Planning Commission on 11/21/06 with
details of their planned $1-billion expansion of Caesars
Palace. The plans were approved on 12/20/06 and include:
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A new 29-story, 350-ft, 663-room tower next
to the Augustus Tower, which will frame the
pool area.
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An extension of the existing Convention Center.
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A
“pedestrian promenade" with several decorative
fountains surrounded by
landscaping which
will guide strip-walkers into Caesars domain.
Underneath the promenade, Caesars will excavate a
parking garage, with 389 valet-parking spaces.
The timeline for construction was not disclosed.
Highlighted, are areas of the
next
$1-billion expansion.
This sketch by Mark Adams is approximate and based
on the description and renderings
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Augustus Tower Opens
8/12/05 The Augustus Tower is finally open and the new grand lobby (below-left)
is quite stunning. This ends 10 years of continuous construction which
started with the groundbreaking of the Palace Tower and Forum Shops in 1995.
It will seem odd to have a Caesars Palace without jack-hammers and dust. Almost everything throughout the resort has been renovated except the
cottage cheese ceilings of the original casino (they really need to fix
that). Augustus Tower has some of Vegas' best views.
The photo (below) is the south view with a front row vista of the Bellagio's
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Caesars Palace
In August of 2005 the Augusta Tower, a
35-story 949-suite building opened on the south side of the property.
An additional pool, more meeting space,
and a new Grand Lobby (twice the size of the original), are all part of the
latest expansion. Augustus Café is a new casual
restaurant, while Michelin three-star chef Guy Savoy’s intimate dining room
is one of the world’s finest gourmet rooms. In addition to three all-new wedding chapels, the Augustus Tower houses
a new 50,000 square-foot spa. Designed by Allard & Conversano Design.
The new Roman Plaza on the corner of
The Strip and Flamingo Blvd. includes an outdoor
restaurant and bar. The Plaza is designed to guide guests to the entrance.
For more info and history of the Caesars
Palace
transformation click here
Hundreds of clubbers on the
outside terrace at the new Pure nightclub on 3/01/06.
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