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Shangdu Shangdu (, ), also known as Xanadu (; Mongolian: ''Šandu''), was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai decided to move his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū () which was renamed Khanbaliq ( presen ...

, the ancient summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire in China * a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Coleridge's description of Shangdu in his poem ''

Kubla Khan ''Kubla Khan'' () is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles "A Vision in a Dream" and "A Fragment." According to Coleridge's preface to ''Kubla Khan'', the poem ...

Other places

Xanadu (Titan) Xanadu (often called "Xanadu Region", though this is not its official name) is a highly reflective area on the leading hemisphere of Saturn's moon Titan. Its name comes from an alternate transcription of Shangdu, the summer capital of the Yuan d ...

, an enigmatic bright feature on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan * Xanadu 2.0, the nickname of

Bill Gates's house Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The mansion incorporates technology in its design. In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147. ...

* Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas *

Xanadu Houses The Xanadu Houses were a series of experimental homes built to showcase examples of computers and automation in the home in the United States. The architectural project began in 1979, and during the early 1980s three houses were built in differ ...

, a series of experimental homes built to showcase computers and automation in the home *

Madrid Xanadú Madrid Xanadú is a large shopping mall and entertainment center in Arroyomolinos, Madrid, Spain. Constructed next to the Autovía A-5, Autovía de Extremadura highway, the mall is one of Europe's largest, with over 222 shops, eateries, and a 15-sc ...

, a large shopping precinct and entertainment centre in Spain * Xanadu, the original name of the New Jersey mall

American Dream Meadowlands American Dream is a retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The first and second of four opening stages occurred on October 25, 2019, and on December 5, 2019. The remainin ...

Art, entertainment, and media

Film, television, and theatre

* Xanadu (''Citizen Kane''), a mansion in the 1941 film ''Citizen Kane'' * ''Xanadu'' (film), a 1980 film starring Olivia Newton-John ** ''Xanadu'' (musical), a 2007 Broadway musical based on the film * ''Xanadu'' (TV series) * '' Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical'', a 1953 Seventh Army musical * ''Xanadu'', a ballet by

Mildred Couper Mildred Couper (December 10, 1887 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – August 9, 1974 in Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara, United States) was a prominent composer and pianist, and one of the first American musicians to experiment with quar ...

* Xanadu, a virtual world in "Garage Kids", the pilot of ''

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated series, animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participatio ...

Music

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The Legend of Xanadu "The Legend of Xanadu" is a single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich that reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1968 and was the group's biggest hit. It was written by songwriters Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. As was the case with m ...

", a hit song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1968) *

Xanadu Records Xanadu Records was a jazz record label founded in 1975 by Don Schlitten. It was most active during the 1970s and 1980s and stopped recording in the 1990s. The catalogue was bought by emusic in 1999, but no new music was produced. In 2007, the cat ...

, a jazz record label * ''Xanadu'' (Menudo album) (1981) * ''Xanadu'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack of the film * "Xanadu" (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song) (1980) ** ''Xanadu'' (musical), Original Broadway Cast Recording * "Xanadu" (Rush song) (1977) * "Xanadu (A Vision in a Dream)", a 2001 song by Stormlord from ''

At the Gates of Utopia ''At the Gates of Utopia'' is the second studio album by the Italian symphonic black metal band Stormlord. Track listing # "Under the Samnites' Spears" – 6:50 # "I Am Legend" – 5:07 # "Xanadu (A Vision in a Dream)" – 4:21 # "And Winter Wa ...

'' * "Xanadu", a 2007 song by Moi Dix Mois from ''

Dixanadu ''Dixanadu'' is an album released by Moi dix Mois on March 28, 2007. It contains re-recordings of "Tentation" ("Last Temptation") and "Pessimiste" ("Neo Pessimist"), originally from the album '' Dix Infernal''. Style The album features Gothic me ...

'' * "Xanadu", a song by

Screw A screw and a bolt (see '' Differentiation between bolt and screw'' below) are similar types of fastener typically made of metal and characterized by a helical ridge, called a ''male thread'' (external thread). Screws and bolts are used to fa ...

(2012) * "Xanadu", a song by Moving Mountains from '' Moving Mountains'' * "Xanadu", a song by the Party Animals (2003) * "Xanadu", a song by

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is an American band formed in 2008 by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. The couple have stated that they started the band as a way to spend more time together, and while they released a number of recordings and ...

(2014) * "Xanadu", a song by Ummet Ozcan (2022) * "Xanadu", a song by

The Winery Dogs The Winery Dogs are an American rock supergroup formed in 2012 by Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy. Background The idea of the band started out as a project featuring drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist Billy Sheehan, who were aimin ...

(2022)

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* ''Xanadu'' (video game), a 1985 video game * Fa''xanadu'', a 1987 video game for the NES/Famicom *

Madame Xanadu Madame Xanadu is a comic book mysticism, mystic published by DC Comics. The character is identified with Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the magician (fantasy), sorceress from Arthurian mythology made popular by Thomas Malory, Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Mo ...

, a DC comics character * The home of comics character ''

Mandrake the Magician ''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloon ...

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Project Xanadu Project Xanadu ( ) was the first hypertext project, founded in 1960 by Ted Nelson. Administrators of Project Xanadu have declared it superior to the World Wide Web, with the mission statement: "Today's popular software simulates paper. The World ...

, an early non-markup hypertext project by Ted Nelson * ''

Philodendron xanadu ''Thaumatophyllum xanadu'' is a perennial plant belonging to the arum family Araceae and the genus '' Thaumatophyllum'', formerly classified under the '' Meconostigma'' subgenus of ''Philodendron''. This plant is native to Brazil, but is widely ...

'', plant in the family Araceae ** Xanadu, a shade of gray whose name is derived from the Philodendron * Xanadu Quantum Technologies, a photonic quantum computing company based out of Toronto, Canada *

AirAsia X AirAsia X (previously known as ''FlyAsianXpress Sdn. Bhd.''), is a long-haul budget airline based in Malaysia, and a sister company of AirAsia. It commenced operations on 2 November 2007 with its first service flown from Kuala Lumpur Internatio ...

, airline (callsign XANADU) * A former name of