Q:
Which piece of architecture or architectural feature in Las Vegas is your favorite, and why? [PLEASE NOTE: There are links to accompanying photo galleries in the OTHER vote-option box below, should you need a visual prompt for any of the suggestions listed.]
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1681 Total Votes
| 9) Bellagio |
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| 11) Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision canopy |
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| 1) Luxor |
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| 3) New York-New York |
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| 10) Paris |
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| 31) Stratosphere Tower |
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| 15) Venetian |
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| 8) Cleveland Clinic Lou Rouvo Center |
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| 6) Peppermill Fireside Lounge |
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| 21) Riviera |
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| 18) Underground House |
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| OTHER - email us what! And click these links to view our suggestions, if you need a reminder:
options 1 thru 12
options 13 thru 24
options 25 thru 35. |
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| 5) Wynn/Encore |
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| 2) La Concha/Neon Museum Visitor Center |
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| 20) Guardian Angel Cathedral |
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| 4) CityCenter |
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| 17) Excalibur |
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| 30) High Roller observation wheel |
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| 27) Mob Museum (former federal court house) |
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| 7) Smith Center for the Performing Arts |
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| 14) Blue Angel motel/statue |
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| 22) Downtown Container Park |
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| 16) Rio |
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| 19) The Slammer (Penn Jillette’s home) |
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| 29) Fashion Show Mall |
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| 13) World Market Center |
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| 25) Mormon Fort |
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| 35) Rancho Circle |
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| 12) Sam Nazarian statue at SLS |
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| 34) Heritage Street |
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| 26) Las Vegas High School |
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| 32) North Las Vegas City Hall |
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| 33) Mosque of Islamic Society of Nevada |
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| 23) Zappo’s HQ (former City Hall) |
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| 24) Huntridge Theater |
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| 28) Panorama Towers |
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Analysis
'We confess to being somewhat surprised at the results of this survey, although with the universal popularity of the fountain show at Bellagio, we probably should have predicted the winner. (If wehad to pick a Strip casino, we would have gone for the Luxor, both for its unique black pyramidness and for the fact that it's one of the few Strip hotels that actually looks good by night and by day -- at least when it's clean!).
For us, the constructing of the poll was even more interesting than the results, since it actually brought to light a few interesting structures we'd half forgotten, or that we weren't familiar with. Plus, we came away with a different perspective on the city and how many really impressive examples of architecture it contains, and from different eras (despite previous efforts here to obliterate the past).
The votes speak for themselves, but it was your specific thoughts and observations that particularly caught our attention, and there were just too many of them to do justice to in this space. So, Drive Carefully and Come Back Soon! (As in: tomorrow, when we will post a whole slew of your email feedback.) In the meantime, many thanks to all who took part in what was one of the most interesting (at least for us) surveys that we've conducted in a while.
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