Conservatory of the Bellagio at Christmas. Courtesy of Lifescapes International, Inc. (landscape architect of the Bellagio Resort Casino, architect: The Jerde Partnership). Photograph Eric Figge 

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... contractor of the 1953 addition, Webb had come to know Martin Stern and respected his work. When Prell again hired the architect in 1959 to design the 14-story, 200-room Tunis Tower southeast of the pool, Webb once more worked with Stern as general contractor. Webb's purchase of the Sahara only cemented the bond, and led to Stern's selection in 1961 to design the Mint Hotel Tower and the proposed 24-story, 400-room at the Sahara. The new high- rise opened in 1964, just in time to host The Beatles' only Las Vegas performance ( fig. 3). 10 With its large arabic "S" electric sign sitting above the time and temperature board on the roof (relocated from the top of Stern's 14-story high rise), the new tower quickly became a Las Vegas ...