Metropolis

Metropolis ( ancient Greek μητρόπολις mētrópolis , literally "mother city") stands for:

Places in the United States:

Places in ancient geography:

in present day Greece
- Metropolis (Amphilochia) , city in Amphilochia, today about 10 km north of Amfilochia on the Ambracian Gulf
- Metropolis (Akarnanien) , city in Akarnanien, today Palaiomanina, 5 km west of Angelokastro
- Metropolis (Doris) , city in Doris
- Metropolis (Euboea) , city on Euboea
- Metropolis (Perrhaebia) , city in Perrhaebia, in northern Thessaly
- Metropolis (Thessaly) , city in Thessaly, today Mitropoli in the prefecture of Karditsa
in today's Turkey
- Titular diocese of Metropolis in Asia
- Titular diocese of Metropolis in Pisidia
- Metropolis in Ionia , a city in Ionia, near today's Özbey, Torbalı district, Izmir province
- Byzantine name of the place Ayazini , central Turkey
- Metropolis (Apamea) , city in southern Phrygia in the Conventus of Apameia Kibotos, today Tatarli, about 20 km north of Senirkent in the province of Isparta
- Metropolis (Phrygia) , city in northern Phrygia, today Oynaş, southeast of Kümbet
- Metropolis (Pontus) , city in Pontus, capital of the Mossynoics, today in the coastal area of the Giresun province
Others
- Metropolis (Sarmatia) , city in the European part of Sarmatia (Ptol. 3,5,28)

Artistic works:

Metropolis (exhibition) , a contemporary art exhibition
Metropolis (comic) , fictional city in the comics made famous by Superman
Metropolis (television) , a television broadcast by arte
Metropolis (film) , a 1927 film by Fritz Lang
Metropolis , 7-part documentary series by Terra X
Metropolis (Manga) , a manga and its adaptation as a cartoon
Metropolis (music) , a Berlin band (1972–1976), album Metropolis (1973 BMG / Ariola), multimedia project based on Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man
Metropolis (Neonschwarz-Album) , an album by the band Neonschwarz
Metropolis (Robby Maria album) , an album by Robby Maria
Metropolis (Roman) a novel by Thea von Harbou and the script she wrote, the basis for Lang's film
Metropolis (game) , a board game released in 1984
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory , an album by the progressive metal band Dream Theater
Metropolis 2000 , Italian end-of-time film from 1982

Architecture:

Metropolis (district) , urban planning draft by Bernhard Hoetger (1874–1949) for Hanover, which was not realized
Metropolis Bridge , bridge in Metropolis (Illinois)
Metropolis House , building in Madrid

Metropolis as a surname:

Others:

Metropolis (publishing house) , Marburg publishing house for economics and social sciences
Metropolis algorithm
German Director Award Metropolis
Metropolis Kino , art house cinema in Hamburg

3-wheel scooter from Peugeot Motocycles

Metropolis series of the Warsaw Metro, see Warsaw Metro # Metropolis series

Stars and Stripes (ship) , later named Metropolis in motion

See also:

Wiktionary: Metropolis - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations