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Vdara: Views from the Inside (12-1-09)

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By Katharine Euphrat · December 1, 2009 · 11:30 p.m.

MGM Mirage and Dubai World executives unveiled the first phase of the CityCenter project on Dec. 1, 2009. We take you on a tour of Vdara's new Silk Road restaurant, its 18,000-square-foot spa, and some of its 1,495 rooms.

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