Waterfall Atrium & Gardens of The Palazzo Las Vegas to Transform Into Carnivale Di Venezia Celebration

To celebrate the summer months, the floral and horticulture teams at The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas will embark on creating a spectacular floral installation that is the first of its kind at The Palazzo. The new display, which can be seen May 22 through September 1, was inspired by an image of a traditionally-dressed Venetian woman during the celebrations of Carnivale di Venezia, a festival known for its elaborate dresses and decorative masks.

From inception to completion, the project has taken about two years to complete. Hundreds of hours went into design and art direction, with the computer model alone taking three months to build. The focal point of the installations in the Waterfall Atrium and Gardens and in The Palazzo Lobby will be Venetian women topiaries that will stand approximately nine feet tall. The topiaries were created by a 3-D computer, similar to CG models used in movies.

Melding the world of art and mechanics, the bodies of the topiaries were built with aluminum pieces cut using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and then hand-finished by a sculptor. The dresses of the topiaries will be built entirely by aluminum plates with slots to hold florist foam and the tens of thousands of flowers that will make the Venetian-style dresses.

A team of 20 floral designers, gardeners, and engineers will contribute a total of 1,200 hours toward the installation of the summer floral display. The installation can be seen May 22 through September 1, with the décor and colors changing throughout the summer months:

• For June, a touch of wedding glamour will be seen throughout the display with shades of white, pinks, peaches, and creams.
• In July, hot summer nights transform the gardens with jewel tones in hot pinks, purples, and reds.
• And in August, to finish up the three-month show, the gardens and topiaries will begin to show the transition into autumn with orange, yellows, reds, and browns.