Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Macau...City of Lights

Macau is aptly tagged as the Las Vegas of the East. From what I've seen, it really does seem that way. From our evening strolls around Taipa, here is what Mr. OSG had captured.. enjoy the pictures and see the city direct from my hubby's camera frame.

The Venetian Hotel and Resort
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10,500,000-square-foot (980,000 m2) Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort – The Venetian in Las Vegas – and is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia and the fifth-largest building in the world by area.

Outside The Venetian Resort Hotel
Outside The Venetian Hotel

Inside The Venetian
The intricate and elaborate design details of  The Venetian Hotel Lobby

Shot from the Venetian "City of Dreams"
City of Dreams, widely known as CoD or CoD Macau in the industry, is in the style of a podium, with four towers: namely the Hard rock Hotel, Crown Towers Hotel, and the Grand Hyatt  Macau (2 towers). A 47-story luxury apartment block is planned for a later phase of development. Its three-floor podium includes a mega-casino, over 200 shopping facilities and hotel guest facilities. City of Dreams has 420,000 square feet (39,000 m2) of gaming space with 550 gaming tables  and 1500 machines, over 20 restaurants and bars, including one of the largest in the city. The property also includes 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2) of high-end retail space (The Boulevard) spread across two levels.

City of Dreams
The water fountains outside the Hard Rock Hotel

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