Las Vegas, Nevada - Luxor Pyramid and Sphinx

Las Vegas, Nevada - Luxor Pyramid and Sphinx

Hotel and casino complex includes 36-story pyramid and a replica Sphinx. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Las Vegas, Nevada - Luxor Gutted, Treasures To Museum

Luxor Pyramid and Sphinx: Dark reports we’ve received have proved true; the Egyptian-themed attractions inside the Luxor Pyramid in Las Vegas are gone. The John Dykstra special effects Imax ride is history, as is the reproduction of King Tut’s burial chamber... [06/30/2008] Complete Story...

Las Vegas, Nevada - Luxor Casino

If you like the Egyptian-themed Luxor Casino, better hurry for a return visit.

The casinos owners MGM Mirage have announced a $300 million remodeling project to strip out the interior of the casino and replace it with "trendy lounges, restaurants and an ultra-hip nightclub."

"We're not a British museum with ancient artifacts, we're a casino-resort," Luxor President and COO Felix Rappaport said. "This was a brilliantly conceived building from the outside. The pyramid always created a sense of wow and wonder, but the inside never delivered on that promise."

So we can say good-bye to another Vegas landmark. I hear the bookmakers are already taking bets on how long it will be before they implode the Sphinx. [Tony, 07/13/2007]