Caesars Palace Colosseum and high-profile residencies

Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip opened in 1966 and its Colosseum showroom became famous for long-term artist residencies, most notably Celine Dion's multi-year residency that began in 2003. Those residencies helped popularize the modern Las Vegas model of high-profile, long-running performances by major entertainers. The Colosseum and Caesars' Roman-themed architecture are recurrent subjects in stories about Las Vegas entertainment history.