Savoy (disambiguation)

Savoy (disambiguation)

Savoy may refer to:

Cities and regions
* Savoy, the region of western Europe
** Duchy of Savoy, that ruled there in the Middle Ages
** The House of Savoy, dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain there
* Savoy, a part of Sliema in Malta
* Places in the United States:
** Savoy, Illinois
** Savoy, Massachusetts
** Savoy, Texas

People
* Nick Savoy (Pickup Artist), Nick Savoy
* Andy Savoy (b. 1963), Canadian politician and engineer
* Gene Savoy, American author and explorer
* Teresa Ann Savoy, British-born actress

Buildings
* Savoy Hotel, on the Strand in London
** Savoy Court, short street that gives access to it
* Savoy Hotel (Moscow), in Central Moscow
* Savoy Palace, medieval nobleman's residence that once occupied the site
** Liberties of the Savoy, the area around the palace which had a different rule of law to the rest of London
* Savoy Theatre, next door
* Savoy Pier, stop on the river bus service nearby
* Savoy Ballroom, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
* Savoy Estate, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
* Savoy Cinema, Dublin, Ireland

Magazines
* "The Savoy" (periodical), the 1896 London literary magazine
* "Savoy" (magazine), the Chicago-based "National Affluent African-American Magazine"

In entertainment
* Savoy opera, meaning in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan, as performed at the Savoy Theatre
* Savoy (band), Norwegian-American rock trio, featuring Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and his wife Lauren Savoy
* Savoy Bearcats, American jazz band
* Savoy Brown, British blues band
* Savoy Records, two record labels, one in the USA (mostly jazz), and the other in the UK (mostly rock)
* "Savoy Truffle", song by George Harrison
* Safari Cinema (formerly The Savoy), a former cinema in Croydon, London

Other
*Savoy Operation, terrorist attack at the Savoy Hotel, Tel-Aviv, Israel
* Plymouth Savoy, automobile
* Savoy Declaration, Reformed statement of faith and modification to the Westminster Confession
* Savoy crackers, made by Arnott's Biscuits Holdings, sold in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia
* Savoy, a type of cabbage which has curly leaves

ee also

*Hotel Savoy


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