Imperial is that which relates to an

empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...

, emperor/empress, or

imperialism Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of Power (international relations), power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultura ...

. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:

Places

United States

Imperial, California Imperial is a city in Imperial County, California, north of El Centro. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,758. It is part of the El Centro metropolitan area. In 2016, Imperial was the fourth fastest-growing city in the ...

Imperial, Missouri Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States, and is a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 4,947 at the 2020 census. Imperial was originally known as West Kimmswick, the historic Catholic church ...

* Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania *

Imperial, Texas Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pecos County, Texas, United States. The population was 294 at the 2020 census. Geography Imperial is located at (31.271968, -102.695799). It is situated at the intersection of Farm Roads 11 and 10 ...

Imperial, West Virginia Imperial is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.Th ...

Imperial, Virginia Imperial was an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic re ...

Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, ranking as the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is ...

* Imperial Valley, California *

Imperial Beach, California Imperial Beach is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, with a population of 26,137 as of the 2020 census. It is in the South Bay area of San Diego County, south of downtown San Diego and northwest of downtown Tiju ...

Elsewhere

Imperial (Madrid) Imperial is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela Arganzuela is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. Geography Position Arganzuela is located in central-southern Madrid, s ...

, an administrative neighborhood in Spain *

Imperial, Saskatchewan Imperial is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The town is located along Highway 2. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Imperial had a population of living in of its total private d ...

, a town in Canada

Buildings

Imperial Apartments The Imperial Apartments is a Renaissance style residential building at 1198 Pacific Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. They were designed by architect Montrose Morris for the developer Louis F. Seitz in 189 ...

, a building in Brooklyn, New York *

Imperial City, Huế Imperial is that which relates to an empire, Emperor, emperor/empress, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania ...

, a palace in Huế, Vietnam *

Imperial Palace (disambiguation) Imperial Palace may refer to: Palaces *Tokyo Imperial Palace is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and ...

* Imperial Towers, a group of lighthouses on Lake Huron, Canada *

The Imperial (Mumbai) The Imperial is a modernist style List of tallest twin buildings and structures in the world, twin-tower skyscraper complex in the Altamount Road, billionaires row of Mumbai, India. It was the tallest skyscraper in India from 2010 to 2019 when ...

, a skyscraper apartment complex in India *

Imperial War Museum The Imperial War Museum (IWM), currently branded "Imperial War Museums", is a British national museum. It is headquartered in London, with five branches in England. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, it was intended to record the civ ...

, a British military museum and organisation based in London, UK * *

Imperial War Museum Duxford Imperial War Museum Duxford, also known as IWM Duxford or simply Duxford, is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Duxford, Britain's largest aviation museum, houses exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraf ...

, an aviation museum in Cambridgeshire, UK * *

Imperial War Museum North Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern confl ...

, a military museum in Manchester, UK

Animals and plants

* ''

Cheritra ''Cheritra'' is the genus of "typical" imperials, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility The Global Biodiversity Information F ...

'' or imperial, a genus of butterfly

Architecture, design, and fashion

* Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

* Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment of a coach or carriage, especially a

stagecoach A stagecoach (also: stage coach, stage, road coach, ) is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by ...

* Imperial, a style of

moustache A moustache (; mustache, ) is a growth of facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the human nose, nose. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history. Etymology The word "moustache" is French language, French, and i ...

Imperial staircase An imperial staircase (sometimes erroneously known as a "double staircase") is the name given to a staircase with divided flights. Usually the first flight rises to a half-landing and then divides into two symmetrical flights both rising with ...

, a style of staircase

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Imperial, a megacorporation in

Mutant Chronicles ''Mutant Chronicles'' is a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, originally published in 1993. It has spawned a franchise of collectible card games, miniature wargames, video games, novels, comic books, and a film ...

* Imperial, several entities in the Galactic Empire (''Star Wars'') * Imperial (''Elder Scrolls''), a fictional race in ''The Elder Scrolls'' series of video games

Games

* ''Imperial'' (board game), a German-style board game by Mac Gerdts

Literature

* ''Imperial'' (Vollmann book), a 2009 book by William T. Vollmann * ''Imperial'' (comics), a story arc from ''New X-Men'' *

Imperial (2025 comic book) ''Imperial'' is an American science fiction/space opera comic book limited series written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello, set to be published by Marvel Comics on June 4, 2025. Publication history ''Imperi ...

, a Marvel comics series

Music

Groups and labels

Imperial Records Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd. The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group. Early years to ...

, an American record company *

Little Anthony and the Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials is an American rhythm and blues/soul vocal group from New York City founded by Clarence Collins in the 1950s and named in part for its lead singer, Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine, who was noted for his h ...

, an American doo-wop vocal group *

The Imperials The Imperials is an American contemporary Christian music group that has been active for over 60 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There ...

, a vocal group *

Imperial (band) Imperial is an American metalcore band from Orlando, Florida. Their music is a mixture of modern metal, hardcore, and Black metal. History Imperial was formed by Dale Dupree, Josh Lightfoot, and Brandon Pangle as "The Red Letter", in Orlando, ...

, an American metalcore band

Albums

* ''Imperial'' (Denzel Curry album), 2016 * ''Imperial'' (In Fear and Faith album), 2010 * ''Imperial'', by

Robin Guthrie Robin Andrew Guthrie (born 4 January 1962) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, composer, record producer and audio engineer, best known as the co-founder of the post punk alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has ...

, 2003 * ''The Imperial'' (The Delines album), 2019 * ''The Imperial'' (Flipmode Squad album), 1998 * ''Imperial'', by

Soen Soen is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in 2010. The group consists of vocalist Joel Ekelöf, guitarist Cody Lee Ford, drummer Martin Lopez and keyboardist Lars Åhlund. They are currently signed to Silver Lining and have released six ...

, 2021

Songs

* "Imperial", a song by HammerFall from the 2005 album '' Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken'' * "Imperial", a song by Momus from his 2016 album ''

Scobberlotchers ''Scobberlotchers'' is a 2016 album by Scottish musician Momus. It was released on 9 September 2016 by independent record label American Patchwork on CD and distributed by Darla Records. Background The album was recorded between June and Aug ...

'' * "Imperial", a song by Rah Digga from the 2000 album '' Dirty Harriet'' * "Imperial", a song by Strapping Young Lad from the 2005 album '' Alien''

Brands and enterprises

Beverages and foods

* Imperial (beer), a Costa Rican brand of beer * Mint imperial, a type of candy

Hotels

* Hotel Imperial, a hotel in Vienna, Austria *

Imperial Hotel (disambiguation) Imperial Hotel or Hotel Imperial may refer to: Hotels Australia * Imperial Hotel, Ravenswood, Queensland * Imperial Hotel, York, Western Australia Austria * Hotel Imperial, Vienna India * The Imperial, New Delhi Ireland * Imperial Hotel, Dub ...

* The Imperial, New Delhi, a hotel in India

Transportation

Chrysler Imperial The Chrysler Imperial, introduced in 1926, was Chrysler (division), Chrysler's top-of-the-line vehicle for much of its history. Models were produced under the Chrysler name until 1954, after which Imperial became Imperial (automobile), a standal ...

, a car built from 1926 to 1954 and from 1990 to 1993 *

Imperial (automobile) Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand from 1955 until 1975 and again from 1981 through 1983. The Imperial name had been used since 1926 as a Chrysler luxury model, the Chrysler Imperial. In 1955, the automaker reposi ...

, a marque used by Chrysler 1955–1983 *

Imperial (British automobile) Imperial was the name used for three separate makes of British car. Imperial (Manchester) 1901-1906 Imperial Autocar Manufacturing company was based in Manchester, England. Two cars were introduced in 1901 with either a 3.5 hp 2 cylinde ...

, three separate British makes of car * ''Imperial'' (SP train), a night train of the Rock Island Rail Road and the Southern Pacific * '' Imperial Limited'', a night train of the Canadian Pacific Railway * Imperial Air Cargo, a South African cargo airline *

Imperial Airlines Imperial Airlines was a United States commuter airline that operated from 1964 to 1986. Imperial served a number of cities in Southern California and for a brief period several cities in Arizona. History Imperial was founded as Visco Flying Se ...

, a United States commuter airline * Imperial Airport, an airport in Saskatchewan, Canada *

Imperial Automobile Company The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company. History Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork ...

, an American automaker 1908–1916

Other brands and enterprises

Imperial (bank) Imperial bank () was a now-defunct private Russian bank, renowned in the 1990s for its advertising series "World History". History The joint-stock bank "Imperial" was registered in Moscow on December 28, 1990. Conceived during the time of Sovi ...

, a Russian commercial bank in the 1990s *

Imperial Bank Limited Imperial Bank Limited commonly known as Imperial Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the forty-three commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and n ...

, a commercial bank in Kenya *

Imperial Oil Imperial Oil Limited () is a Canadian petroleum company. It is Canada's second-largest integrated oil company. It is majority-owned by American oil company ExxonMobil, with a 69.6% ownership stake in the company. It is a producer of crude oil, ...

, a Canadian company * Imperial Productions, a London theatre company *

Imperial Theater (disambiguation) Imperial Theater or Imperial Theatre may refer to: In Europe * Imperial Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark * Imperial Theatre, at the former Royal Aquarium, London * Imperial Theatres of Russian Empire, existed in Saint Petersburg and Moscow till 1917. ...

Imperial Tobacco Imperial Brands plc (originally the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain & Ireland, and subsequently Imperial Tobacco Group plc) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, England. It is ...

, a British multinational company * Imperial Typewriter Company, a British manufacturer

Organizations

Education

Imperial College London Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a Public university, public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a Al ...

, an English university *

Imperial Academy (Ethiopia) The Imperial Academy was the national academy of Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia, first established by the Ministry of Education (Ethiopia), Ministry of Education and Fine Arts in 1942. It was tasked with preserving the "traditional genius" of the count ...

, the national academy of Ethiopia *

Imperial Valley College Imperial Valley College is a Public college, public Community colleges in the United States, community college in Imperial County, California. It was founded in 1962 and enrolls around 7,000 students per year. The main campus is located on a si ...

, an American community college in Imperial County, California

Government and politics

Indian Civil Service The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British Raj, British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 3 ...

, the administrative services in the Government of India during the British colonial era, also called the Imperial Civil Service

Sports

* Imperial Esports, a Brazilian esports organization * Imperials Football Club, a defunct Australian rules football club *

Imperial Futebol Clube Imperial Futebol Clube, commonly known as Imperial, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, ...

, a Brazilian football (soccer) club

People

* Athena Imperial (born 1987), Filipina news reporter, communication researcher and beauty queen *

Barbie Imperial Barbie Concina Imperial (; born August 1, 1998) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress. She is best known for her lead role in ''Araw Gabi''. Career In 2015, Imperial joined the ''Pinoy Big Brother: 737'' and was dubbed as ''"The Doll along the Riles ...

(born 1998), Filipina actress and model *

Carlos Eduardo Imperial Carlos Eduardo da Corte Imperial (; November 24, 1935 – November 4, 1992) was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, television presenter, songwriter and music producer from Rio de Janeiro. Early life and education Carlos Eduardo da Corte Imperia ...

(1935–1992), Brazilian actor, filmmaker, presenter, songwriter and music producer * Carlos R. Imperial (1930–2010), Filipino politician *

Dino Imperial Dino Ricardo Kilates (born April 9, 1988), known professionally as Dino Imperial, is a Filipino actor, Currently playing "Francis Escalera" aka "Diamond" in the series Incognito. In 2023 played the role of "JP" in the action-drama series '' FPJ ...

(born 1988), Filipino actor, club MC, model and radio disk jockey * Francisco Imperial, 15th-century Genoese poet in Seville *

Meg Imperial Mary Grace "Meg" Baydal Imperial (born January 20, 1993) is a Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and model. She was known as QT in '' Midnight DJ'' when she firstly appeared in televisions in 2009, a defunct horror show of TV5. She was previou ...

(born 1993), Filipina actress

Standards and types

* Imperial, a traditional

paper size Paper size refers to Technical standard, standardized dimensions for sheets of paper used globally in stationery, printing, and technical drawing. Most countries adhere to the ISO 216 standard, which includes the widely recognized A series ( ...

, 22 x 30 inches * Imperial, a wine bottle nomenclature for a one-gallon bottle size *

Imperial purple Tyrian purple ( ''porphúra''; ), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon, once Phoenicia. It is secreted by several species of predatory sea snails ...

, a reddish-purple natural dye *

Imperial units The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed thr ...

, a measurement system used in the UK and Commonwealth of Nations * , a golden coin of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

worth 10

ruble The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are s ...

s before 1897 and 15 rubles after 1897