City of Gold or Cities of Gold may refer to:

Mythological places

City of the Caesars The City of the Caesars (Spanish Ciudad de los Césares), also variously known as ''City of Patagonia'', ''the Wandering City'', ''Trapalanda'' or ''Trapananda'', ''Lin Lin'' or ''Elelín'', is a mythical city of South America. It was supposedly ...

, mythical South American city of great wealth *

El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

, mythical city of gold in South America *

La Canela La Canela, the Valley of Cinnamon, is a legendary location in South America. As with El Dorado, its legend grew out of expectations aroused by the voyage of Christopher Columbus. He had demonstrated to the satisfaction of his backers that gold and s ...

, legendary location in South America said to contain large amounts of gold and spices *

Lanka Lanka (, ) is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known ...

, the capital city of Ravana in the epic ''Ramayana'' *

Paititi Paititi is a legendary Inca lost city or utopian rich land. It allegedly lies east of the Andes, hidden somewhere within the remote rainforests of southeast Peru, northern Bolivia or northwest Brazil. The Paititi legend in Peru revolves around the ...

, legendary Inca lost city of gold, silver and jewels said to lie east of the Andes in the rain forest *

Quivira Quivira is a place named by Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1541, for the mythical Seven Cities of Gold that he never found. Quivira was a province of the ancestral Wichita people, located near the Great Bend of the Arkans ...

, one of the mythical "Seven Cities of Gold"

Arts and entertainment

Books

*''Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the American Southwest in Pursuit of Coronado'' by

Douglas Preston Douglas Jerome Preston (born May 31, 1956) is an American journalist and author. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with Lincoln Child (including the ''Agent Pendergast'' series and ''Gideon Crew'' series), he has also ...

* ''City of Gold'' (book), a collection of Old Testament stories retold for children by Peter Dickinson * ''City of Gold'' (Deighton), a spy thriller by

Len Deighton Leonard Cyril Deighton (; born 18 February 1929) is a British author. His publications have included cookery books, history and military history, but he is best known for his spy novels. After completing his national service in the Royal Air Fo ...

*''City of Gold: A biography of Bombay'' by

Gillian Tindall Gillian Tindall (born 4 May 1938) is a British writer and historian. Among her books are ''City of Gold: The Biography of Bombay'' (1992) and ''Celestine: Voices from a French Village'' (1997). Her novel ''Fly Away Home'' won the Somerset Maugha ...

*'' The City of Gold and Lead'', a novel in the Tripods series by John Christopher

Film and television

* ''City of Gold'' (1957 film), a film about the town of Dawson City, Yukon * ''City of Gold'' (2010 film), a Hindi film * ''City of Gold'' (2015 film), a documentary film about ''Los Angeles Times'' food critic

Jonathan Gold Jonathan Gold (July 28, 1960 – July 21, 2018) was an American food critic and music critic. He was for many years the chief food critic for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and also wrote for ''LA Weekly'' and ''Gourmet'', in addition to serving as a ...

Music

Albums

* ''Cities of Gold'' (album), a 2009 album by Lost Valentinos * ''City of Gold'' (Fady Maalouf album) (2012) * ''City of Gold'' (Molly Tuttle album) (2023) * ''City of Gold'' (Pearls Before Swine album) (1971)

Songs

*"City of Gold", a song by

DragonForce DragonForce are a British power metal band from London, England. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced ...

from ''

Maximum Overload ''Maximum Overload'' is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, which was released in Europe on 18 August 2014, and in North America the next day. Trivium vocalist Matt Heafy contributed backing vocals on three songs, in ...

'' *"City of Gold", a song by HṚṢṬA from '' L'éclat du ciel était insoutenable'' *"City of Gold", a composition by

Tony Banks (musician) Anthony George Banks (born 27 March 1950) is an English musician, songwriter and film composer primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is also a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that ...

*"City of Gold", a song by

K-391 Kenneth Osberg Nilsen (born 2 November 1994), known professionally as K-391, is a Norwegian music producer. He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a song featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri which reached number one in Norway. ...

& Diviners ''(ft. Anna Yvette)''

Plays

*''City of Gold'', a 2019 play by Australian actor and playwright

Meyne Wyatt Meyne Wyatt (born 14 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Wyatt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2010 and appeared in several theatre productions around the country. For his performance in ''Silent Disco'', Wyatt was name ...