when was the luxor built in las vegas
Luxor Las Vegas Ground was broken for the Luxor in March 1992 and the resort officially opened at 4 AM on October 13, 1993, to a crowd of 10,000 people.[8][9][10] When it opened, the pyramid, which cost $375 million to build, was the tallest building on the strip and contained 2,526 rooms and a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) casino.[3][11][12] The resort was financed by “petty cash” earned from other Circus Circus Enterprises properties and did not include any outside financial investors.[8] The hotel's pyramid is similar in size to the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid of Egypt.