Xanadu Explained

Xanadu may refer to:

• Shangdu, the summer capital of Yuan dynasty ruled by Khubilai Khaan, grandson of Genghis Khaan.
• a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Samuel Taylor Coleridge's description of Shangdu in his poem Kubla Khan

Other places

• Xanadu (Titan), an enigmatic bright feature on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan
• Xanadu 2.0, the nickname of Bill Gates's house
• Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
• Xanadu Houses, a series of experimental homes built to showcase computers and automation in the home
• Madrid Xanadú, a large shopping precinct and entertainment centre in Spain
• Xanadu, the original name of the New Jersey mall American Dream Meadowlands

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)
• , a 1953 Seventh Army musical
• Xanadu, a ballet by Mildred Couper
• Xanadu, a virtual world in "Garage Kids", the pilot of Code Lyoko

Music

• "The Legend of Xanadu", a hit song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1968)
• Xanadu Records, a jazz record label
• "Xanadu" (Rush song) (1977)
• 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 (A Vision in a Dream)", a 2001 song by Stormlord from At the Gates of Utopia
• "Mona Lisa Overdrive -Xanadu-", a 2003 concert video by Buck-Tick
• "Xanadu", a 2007 song by Moi dix Mois from Dixanadu
• "Xanadu", a song by Screw (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 (2014)
• "Xanadu", a song by Ummet Ozcan (2022)
• "Xanadu", a song by The Winery Dogs (2022)
• Xanadu (ExWhyZ album) (2023)

Other media

• Xanadu (video game), a 1985 video game
• Tokyo Xanadu a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom
• Faxanadu, a 1987 video game for the NES/Famicom
• Madame Xanadu, a DC comics character
• The home of comics character Mandrake the Magician
• The Xanadu Adventure (2005), a Vesper Holly series novel

Other uses

• Project Xanadu, an early non-markup hypertext project by Ted Nelson
• Philodendron xanadu, 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, airline (callsign XANADU)
• A former name of American Dream Meadowlands, a retail and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey

See also

• • • Shanadoo, a Japanese dance and pop girl group
• Shangdu (disambiguation)
• Shangri-La (disambiguation)