Built in 1987, the Riviera was made famous by its mob connections and headliner acts, such as Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and its owner Liberace.
Yesterday the hotel’s Monaco Tower, constructed in 1987, was imploded. The rest of the building is now owned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, who plan to eventually use the fully demolished site to expand the city’s convention centre.
Here’s what the full expanse of the hotel once looked like:
People watched the implosion from viewing sites and garage rooftops, while the whole thing was broadcasted and streamed live. Watch it go down:
The tower isn’t the first building in Las Vegas to be demolished. Here are the top ten demolitions that have gone down:
[source: rt]
