On October 23 , 2001 , the Augusta Tower , the Desert Inn 's southernmost building , was imploded to make room for a mega resort that Wynn planned to build . Coming a month after the September 11 attacks , the implosion was marked with less fanfare than previous Las Vegas demolition spectacles due to its similarity to the collapse of the Twin Towers . Originally intended to be named Le Rêve , the new project opened as Wynn Las Vegas . The remaining two towers , the St. Andrews Tower and Palms Tower were both temporarily used as the Wynn Gallery , spanning to display some of Wynn 's art collection . The St. Andrews Tower and Palms Tower were finally imploded on November 16 , 2004
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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