pleasure dome

American  

noun

1. a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.

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Etymology

Origin of pleasure dome

First recorded in 1797; phrase apparently coined by S. T. Coleridge in his poem “Kubla Khan”

Example Sentences

As in “Kubla Khan,” my trip sparkles like a pleasure dome and echoes with cries of “Beware!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022

An ambitious painter, Francescho was hired, centuries ago, to decorate a palace designed, like Kublai Khan’s pleasure dome, to banish boredom.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

With seven children between them, the Hilfigers wanted to be sure that their seaside pleasure dome was appealing for family gatherings.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 5, 2014

I was at a Disney demo event in London, exploring the Toy Box mode, a vast creative pleasure dome where you use dozens of objects, buildings and tools to construct your own mini Disney adventures.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2013

Even I knew I would be no ornament to this elegant and expensive pleasure dome.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck