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a classic nightclub featuring live music where customers can literally rock the boat . Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack : Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr ., Peter Lawford , Joey Bishop , Humphrey Bogart , and Lauren Bacall made this bar their own private clubhouse . Cleopatra marks the heart of the man ’ s world in Caesars . The barge is located across from an exclusive steak house and an expensive cigar bar that features straight shots of premium bourbon . The nearby Payard Patisserie provides an excellent place for a latte , a pastry , and a moment ’ s rest from an atmosphere redolent with machismo .
A second and more impressive David than the one located at the main entrance to Caesars stands in the atrium of the Appian Way shops . It measures eighteen-feet high and weighs more than nine tons . Art historian Mel McCombie ( 2001 ) noted that , due to the architectural design of the building , the startling first view of this famous statue is “ from the waist down ” ( 58 ). This often startles busy shoppers who view it after turning a corner . Those who hesitate often become unwitting victims for zealous sales people selling skin care products .
Joe Louis�The statue of the “ Brown Bomber ” stands at floor level at the entrance to the sports book . People love walking up to it and having their picture taken with the “ champ .” This statue stands seven and a half feet tall and weighs four thousand , five hundred pounds . Louis , portrayed in a boxer ’ s crouch , was the world heavyweight-boxing champion from 1937-1949 . Louis won fifty-two of his fights by knockout . He fought in twenty-seven championship fights . He joined the Army during World War II , tirelessly entertaining his fellow soldiers with exhibition boxing matches .
This casino has a special relationship with Louis . The IRS hounded Louis for back taxes and he experienced financial
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