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 | Dreaming of Italy: Las Vegas and the Virtual Grand Tour
Author: Giovanna Franci
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Year: 2005
ISBN 0874176107
| List Price: $24.95
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Category: Buildings / By Building Type / Commercial /
Category: By Location / North America /
ArchitectureWeek Description
For centuries, foreign visitors have been drawn to Italy, and today Las Vegas, Nevada has reinvented itself as an urban theme park inspired by the great cultural monuments of the Italian past. Here, Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, Bellagio, and The Venetian are compared to their Italian counterparts. Franci examines their architectural format and decorative details and considers how the image of the Italian sites has been transplanted to the Nevada desert.
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