Palladium (disambiguation)

Palladium (disambiguation)

__NOTOC__Originally, palladium referred to a statue of anyone called "Pallas". It is a Latinization of the Greek word παλλαδιον, often transliterated as "palladion". More information may be found at Pallas (disambiguation).

Palladium, or variants thereof, may refer to:

Greek and Roman mythology

* Palladium (mythology), a statue which protected Troy and later Rome
* Pallas (daughter of Triton), a statue erected by Athena

cience

* Palladium, a metallic element

Buildings

Buildings that are or have been named "Palladium" include:

* Hollywood Palladium, a theater in Los Angeles that opened in 1940
* Worcester Palladium, a concert venue in Worcester, Massachusetts
* London Palladium, a theatre in London, UK, owned by Andrew Lloyd-Webber
* Palladium Ballroom, credited as the origin of the mambo craze in the U.S.
* Scotiabank Place, a sports arena in Ottawa, Canada originally named "The Palladium"
* Palladium Lounge, one of the public rooms on the cruise ship "Carnival Destiny"
* PALLADIUM, large shopping mall in Prague, Czech Republic
* Palladium Theater (St. Petersburg College), a theater in St. Petersburg, Florida, built in 1925, originally the First Church of Christ Scientist

Business

* Palladium Equity Partners, a private equity firm

Music

References in music include:
* Palladium (Australian band)
* Palladium (band), Alternative Rock band
* "Palladíum", a song by Weather Report from their 1977 album "Heavy Weather"
* Palladium (album), a tape music, concrete music, album by Autopsia

Video games

Palladium is the form of currency in the PC game ""

Clubs

* The Palladium (club), a dance club in New York City, U.S., popular during the 1980s
* The Palladium Niteclub, a night club in Christchurch City from 1986 - 1998
* Palladium, a famous nightclub in Acapulco, Mexico

Other

* Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game by publisher Palladium Books
* Palladium Books, a publisher
* Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, a trusted computing initiative begun by Microsoft that was codenamed "Palladium"
* Palladian, a style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio
* "Palladium", one of several regular stages at the Parachute music festival
* Palladium is used by Tony Stark in the 2008 Iron Man (film) as part of his miniaturized arc reactor.

ee also

*Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 - August 19, 1580), an Italian architect


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