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Late magic legends Siegfried & Roy’s Vegas palace is DEMOLISHED after being left to rot just years after their deaths

Published on April 25, 2025 at 09:02 AM

LATE magic legends Siegfried & Roy’s Las Vegas palace has been demolished after being left to rot just four and five years after each died.

The iconic Jungle Palace fell into disrepair after homeless squatters moved in, leaving rubbish scattered across the estate.

Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas mansion gate.
Siegfried & Roy lived in a mansion in Las Vegas known as Jungle Palace
Demolition of Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas palace.
Late magic legends Siegfried & Roy's Vegas palace is demolished
Interior view of Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas mansion, showing a sunroom with wicker furniture and a glass-top table.
The property was extravagantly decorated with bold furnishings
Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas mansion pool.
The property also had three pools and a jacuzzi – where Roy used to swim with the big cats
Siegfried & Roy with a white lion in their Las Vegas apartment.
Siegfried & Roy in their private apartment at the Mirage Hotel on the Vegas Strip, along with one of their performing white lions
Demolition of Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas home.
Video shows the demolition

and estate was once full of life with extravagant decor and big cats roaming the grounds.

But it has sadly been demolished after being abandoned following the duo's deaths.

A tour organizer who knew the couple well, René Meinert, said: “It hurts like hell to have to watch these historic houses being simply demolished.”

The impressive property was built in the 1954 and featured a number of animal enclosures, as well as a bird sanctuary.

The 8,750-square-foot estate included a main house, three guest houses, two detached studios, three swimming pools and a jacuzzi.

The main house had two bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as its own jacuzzi and a pool.

The premises also included its very own casita and a cabana.

The magicians moved into the lavish estate in 1982 to give their beloved lions and tigers a place to roam free.

Roy even allowed the big cats to sleep in his bed and would often swim with them in the pool.

The couple decorated their home with priceless Persian rugs, crystal candle holders, baroque carved furnishings, a clock owned by Napoleon, gold candelabras and a jewel-encrusted sword thought to have belonged to Genghis Khan.

The estate was sold for $1.87 million in 2022 after Siegfried died from pancreatic cancer.

Roy Horn died a year prior after suffering complications from Covid.

A year later it changed hands again and was sold for $3million to Carden International Circus owners, Brett and George Carden.

The Carden's planned to turn the property into a tourist attraction and had a grand vision for an “entertainment venue and museum”.

But sadly these plans never came to light and the estate fell into disrepair.

Homeless squatters began living in the property, leaving rubbish scattered across the grounds.

Photos from inside the grounds show prescription drugs, shopping carts, beer bottles and food remnants on the abandoned floors.

Disused clothing, rough sleeping arrangements and tattered furnishings can also be seen.

Siegfried & Roy were a pair of German magicians best known for their illusions and acts with tigers.

The duo first met while working on a cruise ship in 1957.

Roy felt underwhelmed by Siegfried's magic tricks and decided to smuggle a cheetah onboard before their next voyage.

The pair went on tour and performed at clubs and theatres around Europe.

The entertainers made their Las Vegas debut in 1967 and became a headline act at the iconic venue The Mirage.

by a white tiger named Mantecore during performance at the Mirage Las Vegas in 2003 – leaving him partially paralyzed.

This marked the pair's 5,750th performance.

It wasn't until March 1, 2009 that they reappeared on stage for a benefit show.

Portrait of Siegfried & Roy at their Las Vegas home.
Siegfried & Roy at their home in July 1983
Siegfried & Roy with a tiger on a bed.
Siegfried & Roy with one of the big cats they kept as pets
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