Palladium (disambiguation)

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

Science

• 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 "Hellgate: London"

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.

See also

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