When Steve Wynn spent $1.6 billion to open his Italian lake village fantasy on the Strip in 1998, the ambition was explicit: to make Las Vegas feel, however briefly, like somewhere else entirely. The Bellagio, designed by the architecture firm Atlandia Design with interiors overseen by Roger Thomas, planted a 8.5-acre artificial lake along Las Vegas Boulevard and filled it with 1,200 choreographed fountains — the image visible in these photographs, water columns surging gold against a cream neoclassical facade whose arched windows and pilastered bays borrow loosely from the architecture of Lake Como. The property runs to 3,933 rooms across 36 floors in its original tower, with the Spa Tower addition bringing the total footprint to one of the largest on the Strip. Inside, the approach has always favored density of material over austerity — the conservatory's seasonal floral installations, Dale Chihuly's ceiling sculpture in blown glass above the lobby, and marble floors throughout the public areas establishing an aesthetic of abundance that stops just short of excess. The guest rooms photographed here show two distinct generations: an earlier scheme in aubergine and chartreuse with graphic baroque wall murals, and a more recent renovation pulling toward grey upholstered headboards, teal velvet slipper chairs, brass-trimmed casegoods, and abstract seascape art — a quieter register that suits the elevated Strip views framed through floor-to-ceiling windows. The pool courtyard, framed by clipped topiary and classical urns, carries the same Italian garden discipline that governs the property's exterior language.

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Water is a centerpiece at Bellagio Resort & Casino. More than its iconic water show, there is the underwater story of "O" by Cirque du Soleil, fine dining restaurants, multiple pools, a luxury shopping center, and a casino space worthy of its Italian heritage.