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The Las Vegas Icon and 15 Replica of Famous City Icons at the Strip

Take a tour of the world's best city icons at the fabulous Las Vegas Strip

By Donna Opelac, editor, publisher, travel agent May 17, 2021

Walk down the 4.4 miles of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and find these world's best city icons. The replicas look so real, and with the vibe in Las Vegas, it feels like the real place at the moment.

1. "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas". The most iconic Vegas symbol. It is strategically located at the southern end of Las Vegas Blvd to start off the "Only Vegas" experience. 

2. Luxor Hotel. The architecture is inspired by Ancient Egypt. The hotel's pyramid is similar in size to the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid of Egypt. The casino also featured King Tut’s Tomb and Museum, a duplicate of King Tutankhamen’s tomb as found in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. There is a sphinx as well, a huge and eye-catching structure outside the hotel.

3. Excalibur Hotel. Its facade is a stylized image of a castle.

4. Replica of the Statue of Liberty at New York-New York Hotel. Half-scale replica standing at 150 feet.

5. New York Skyscrapers. The disguised towers are the hotel rooms of the New York Hotel and Casino.

6. Brooklyn Bridge on the Strip. Stand at the south end of the "Brooklyn Bridge." From the right spot, you can capture the New York sign in the arch. Center the frame and shoot.

7. The Las Vegas Walk of Stars. The embedded stars, similar to the “Hollywood Walk of Fame®,” honors people of prominence in a variety of fields including entertainment, sports, literary, humanitarian, civic, military, and pioneers.

replica of the world-famous Paris, France landmark. It also features the Eiffel Tower Light Show. The new five-minute show will run every 30 minutes, without music, from sunset to midnight.



The Eiffel Tower at Paris, France
Paris Las Vegas


9. Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel. 2/3 size of one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France.

10. The High Roller. Just like the London Eye observation wheel, but bigger.

11. Brahma Shrine at Caesar's Palace. Wander over to this replica of one of Thailand's most popular Buddhist shrines.

12. The Statue of David and Augustus Caesar at Caesar's Palace. For good luck, touch David's statue's big toe and Caesar's left index finger.

13. Trevi Fountain at the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace. Just like the Fontana de Trevi at Rome, the legend of tossing a coin in to a return of Rome in Vegas experience. 

14. The Grand Canal at the Venetian Hotel. Feel the romance in Venice, Italy.

15. The Campanile Tower at The Venetian. One of the most famous events to take place in the Tower was Galileo demonstrating his new invention, a telescope, to the Doge of Venice.

16. The Strat Hotel is a replica of the Space Needle in Seattle.


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