<P> The resort opened on May 3 , 1999 , with flutter of white doves , sounding trumpets and singing gondoliers , with actress Sophia Loren joining The Venetian Chairman and Owner , Sheldon G. Adelson , in dedicating the first motorized gondola . Built at a cost of $1.5 billion , it was one of the most expensive resorts of its kind when it opened . </P>
<P> The resort opened on May 3 , 1999 , with flutter of white doves , sounding trumpets and singing gondoliers , with actress Sophia Loren joining The Venetian Chairman and Owner , Sheldon G. Adelson , in dedicating the first motorized gondola . Built at a cost of $1.5 billion , it was one of the most expensive resorts of its kind when it opened . </P>
when was the venetian hotel in las vegas built
when was the venetian hotel in las vegas built
May 3 , 1999
May 3 , 1999