construction began on the bellagio in las vegas on october 15, 1998.
when did construction begin on the bellagio in las vegas?
october 15, 1998
bellagio was conceived by steve wynn, and atlandia design (a mirage resorts, inc. wholly owned subsidiary) managed the design, construction and furnishing of the facility, following the purchase and demolition of the legendary dunes hotel and casino in october 27, 1993 after the grand opening of luxor las vegas.





























bellagio's design architect was deruyter butler, and peter smith was the project executive. construction on the bellagio began in may 1996. bellagio had an original design and construction cost of us$1.6 billion.
bellagio (resort)
location scouting took place in las vegas in mid-july 2006, with the bellagio confirmed as a filming location. scenes for "ocean's eleven" had been shot at the bellagio. filming in las vegas began on august 7, 2006, with scenes shot at mccarran international airport and at a heliport. the following day, filming moved to the palazzo resort, which was under construction at the time. filming in las vegas concluded on august 9, 2006, after scenes involving clooney, pitt, damon, and garcía were shot in an office at the back of the bellagio. at that time, clooney and producer jerry weintraub were considering premiering the film in las vegas. another las vegas shoot was scheduled for september 2006, including additional filming at the bellagio.
ocean's thirteen