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' Upper Capital '; Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ, Mongolian Cyrillic: Шанду, romanized: Šandu), popularly known in English as Xanadu (/ ˈ z æ n ə d uː / ZAN-ə-doo), was the summer capital [1] [2] of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai moved his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū (Chinese: 中 都; lit.
Xanadu may refer to: Shangdu , the summer capital of Yuan dynasty ruled by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan. a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's description of Shangdu in his poem Kubla Khan
Ruins of the Yuan-era walls of Khanbaliq are still extant and are known as the Tucheng , lit. "earth wall". [18] Tucheng Park preserves part of the old northern walls, along with some modern statues. A sculpture of a lion with three cubs from Khanbaliq, discovered beneath the Ming-era city wall and now on display at the Beijing Stone Carving Museum
In Xanadu traces the path taken by Marco Polo from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to the site of Shangdu, famed as Xanadu in English literature, in Inner Mongolia, China. The book begins with William Dalrymple taking a vial of holy oil from the burning lamps of the Holy Sepulchre , which he is to transport to Shangdu , the summer ...
Photos show a Roman sector of the city with numerous shops and a government office. More and more of ‘lost city’ in Greece uncovered. Take a tour of the abandoned site
Xanadu is the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane, the title character of the film Citizen Kane (1941). The estate derives its name from the ancient city of Xanadu , known for its splendor. Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California , has been considered to be the main inspiration for Xanadu, due to the William Randolph Hearst /Kane comparison ...
The city in Iraq has long been “ignored entirely by archaeologists,” according to the study. Ancient city was destroyed by ISIS. Now, its mirror image found in ‘forgotten’ ruins
“City of Ruins” marks the conclusion of his saga of Rhode Island mobster turned Las Vegas gambling tycoon Danny Ryan. If Winslow is to be believed, it is also the last novel he will ever write ...