Best Architecture
The Eiffel Tower at the Paris hotel-casino.
THE VENETIAN
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
This became a fun category again this year with the addition of new candidates. Readers had many towering behemoths styled after European resort meccas to choose from: Would it be the gondolas, the faux Eiffel Tower or the dancing waters? This year The Venetian dethrones the Bellagio, with Paris named the second choice for Euro-chic.
Our Pick:
PARIS
3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
On New Year's Eve, the world watched to see how the most over-the-top city on the planet would ring in a new century. Only the new Paris resort rose to the occasion, having the good sense to dump some confetti from its 50-story Eiffel Tower and thereby seal its instant landmark status with free publicity the world over. The Parisian architecture carries well throughout the property, from the Pont Alexandre III bridge replica to the cobblestoned street scene, Le Boulevard.
