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

He shot “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” while on a visit home to Los Angeles.

From New York Times

A 1928 Seattle Times article about the theater’s opening described the lavish new structure as “rivalling the magnificence of the fabulous ‘pleasure dome’ by Kubla Khan and for certain the equal of any theatrical pleasure dome of modern times.”

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

A cross between an observatory and a pleasure dome, his Skyspaces are free-standing chambers designed to frame a rectangle of boundless blue and hold it there for your delectation.

From New York Times

Despite being a prolific painter, she hadn’t had a solo exhibition in more than 50 years, and was mostly known as the inspiration for Kenneth Anger’s 1954 short film, “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.”

From New York Times