pleasure dome
Opulent entertainment palace
A pleasure dome is an elaborate building or complex devoted to entertainment, sensory delights, or hedonistic pursuits.
The term comes from Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan," describing the Mongol emperor's palace: In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree.
Modern use often carries ironic or grandiose overtones: The casino styled itself as a pleasure dome for high rollers.
Legendary pleasure palace
- ColeridgeEnglish Romantic verse-maker
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- visionAbility to see
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
Kubla Khan · enchanted · mythical · Shangri-La · Arcadia · utopia · wonderland · Elysium
Showy, abundant prosperity
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- excessSurplus beyond need
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
sybaritic · epicurean · lavish · sumptuous · voluptuous · bacchanalian · revelry · debauchery
Monarch's official residence
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
ornate · palatial · atrium · colonnade · vaulted · marble · minaret · spire
Facility for wagering
- resortPlace for getaways
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- amusement parkRecreational attraction complex
theme park · Vegas · playground · spectacle · burlesque · adult entertainment · gentlemen's club · bordello
Xanadu
Legendary pleasure palace
- ColeridgeEnglish Romantic verse-maker
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- visionAbility to see
Kubla Khan · reverie · enchanted · mythical · Shangri-La · Arcadia · utopia · wonderland · Elysium · phantasmagoria
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- excessSurplus beyond need
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
sensuality · sybaritic · epicurean · lavish · sumptuous · voluptuous · bacchanalian · revelry · debauchery · extravagance
palace
Monarch's official residence
gilded · ornate · palatial · atrium · colonnade · vaulted · marble · minaret · spire · mosque
casino
Facility for wagering
amusement park · theme park · Vegas · playground · spectacle · burlesque · adult entertainment · gentlemen's club · bordello · retreat
- garden folliesfolly, follies, grottoes, grotto, gazebo
- ColeridgeKubla Khan, ancient mariner, Xanadu, albatross, mariner
pleasure domemonastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
hermitage · convent · abbey · penitentiary · workhouse
pleasure dometorture chamber
Space for inflicting suffering
dungeon · hell · house of horrors · pit of despair · death camp
pleasure domeprison
Confinement for offenders
jail · detention center · internment camp · holding cell · cage
pleasure, dome, pleasures, pleasurable, pleasurably, displeasure, pleasant, pleasantly, unpleasant