Are you wondering why everyone is telling you to stop by the Bellagio Hotel lobby while in Las Vegas?
The Bellagio Hotel is one of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels on the Las Vegas strip, and it boasts a lobby that matches the rest of its beautiful aesthetic. Although it may seem like an odd tourist attraction to stop in a hotel lobby, you won’t be disappointed when you walk through the Bellagio lobby.
The glass ceiling in the lobby at the Bellagio Hotel (MGM Resorts) in Las Vegas is not just any hotel lobby ceiling.
It includes a beautiful permanent art installation that will delight art lovers and is sure to capture the attention of anyone checking into or even just visiting this amazing Las Vegas hotel.
The Bellagio lobby ceiling features a huge hand-blown glass sculpture piece named “Fiori Di Como,” made by famed artist, Dale Chihuly.
The piece is vibrant and hard to miss because it is made of over 2,000 brightly colored glass flowers and weighs over 40,000 pounds.
The brightly colored art piece covers 2,100 sq. ft. of the Bellagio lobby ceiling and cost $10 million to create.
I have loved Dale Chihuly’s glass art from the first time I saw it when it was featured at the Phoenix Botanical Gardens several years ago. I was in Las Vegas to attend the National Finals Rodeo and had heard Dale Chihuly’s was at the Bellagio and it was an easy walk from where I was staying. I grabbed my camera and made the short walk, and I was not disappointed. I have seen a lot of Chihuly’s work but the ceiling of the hotel lobby was incredible by all standards. The colors were so vibrant and floral designs so intricate. I took pictures for well over an hour hoping to capture the essence of Chihuly’s work. It is one of the best free attractions in Las Vegas.
