Question of the Day - 17 September 2022

The rotunda in the photograph below housed one of Las Vegas' original high-tech attractions.

The "World of Caesar" opened sometime in 1986 and cost $2.5 million, a hefty enough sum at the time for a small attraction that it got our attention. 

According to the designer, Landmark Entertainment Group, the World of Caesar was focused on the ancient Temple of Overflowing Abundance on the night of a major festival. The miniature Roman diorama employed several special effects, including custom fiber optics, "simulated holography" (three-dimensional video projections of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, the Colosseum, the Forum, and more), and a laser-powered sound track, somewhat revolutionary for 35 years ago. 

A statue of Apollo, perhaps the most beloved Greek god, epitomizing youth and beauty, healing, and the arts, "as bright and powerful as the sun itself, fronted the dome. A people mover, the middle of three that started up around the same time that ran from the Strip sidewalk into the casino, took visitors through the World of Caesar; you had to look quick or you missed it. We remember taking the ride a few times to see it in full and were impressed by the amount of detail and vividness of the colors (mostly gold) against the dark backdrop of the dome. 

We're not sure how long it lasted. On our rides through, we remember noticing that because the attraction was so small, other visitors barely noticed it and certainly didn't know what it was if they did. But on a trip to Caesars after a few years, the middle people mover was shut down and the domed building was closed and locked. World of Caesar didn't, to our knowledge, last too long.

Admittedly, it was many decades ago, so some of the details are a bit fuzzy. Our crack LVA correspondent XY, however, found a site with a number of images of the World of Caesar, which you can see here. If anyone else has memories of the attraction, please let us know in the comment boxes.