Palaces and landmarks to film in
44 of them in 21 European countries, 32 with a photo and 11 with practical details the location publishes itself. Search and put three side by side in the locations search.
Palaces, state rooms and recognisable landmarks, the places an establishing shot is built around.
Where they are
- Hungary 5
- Spain 4
- United Kingdom 4
- Austria 3
- Ireland 3
- Lithuania 3
- Serbia 3
- Croatia 2
- France 2
- Latvia 2
- Netherlands 2
- Poland 2
- Belgium 1
- Czech Republic 1
- Denmark 1
- Estonia 1
- Germany 1
- Greece 1
- Norway 1
- Portugal 1
- Romania 1
Palaces and landmarks in Hungary 5
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Fisherman's Bastion
Palace & landmark
Neo-Romanesque viewing terrace of 1902 on Castle Hill, with white limestone turrets and staircases overlooking the Danube and the Parliament building.
Seen in: I Spy, The Borgias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Maigret
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Hungarian State Opera House
Palace & landmark
Miklós Ybl's neo-Renaissance opera house of 1884 on Andrássy Avenue, with a gilded horseshoe auditorium, marble staircases and an arcaded stone facade.
Seen in: Red Sparrow (2018), The Alienist (2018), Houdini (2014)
Adria Palota
Palace & landmark
An 1902 neo-Baroque office palace on Szabadság tér, built for a shipping company by architect Artúr Meinig, now vacant and decaying behind a marble staircase and Adriatic-themed frescoes.
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Eszterhaza (Esterhazy Palace)
Palace & landmark
Rococo palace of the Esterhazy princes near Sopron, known as Hungary's Versailles, with a mirrored ballroom, a puppet theatre and a Chinese-style music pavilion once staffed by Joseph Haydn.
Godollo Royal Palace
Palace & landmark
Baroque palace east of Budapest, the favourite residence of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, with gilded state rooms, a riding hall and formal gardens.
Palaces and landmarks in Spain 4
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Palacio de la Magdalena
Palace & landmark
Early 20th century royal summer residence on its own peninsula park in Santander, English and Montanes-style architecture, now a summer university campus that also hosts conferences and weddings.
Real Alcázar of Seville
Palace & landmark
Mudéjar royal palace complex in central Seville with tiled courtyards, arched ceremonial halls and lush formal gardens.
Seen in: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Game of Thrones (season 5, Dorne)
Palacio de la Aljaferia
Palace & landmark
Fortified 11th century Moorish palace in Zaragoza, with horseshoe arches and a courtyard garden, later remodelled by the Catholic Monarchs and now home to the Aragonese regional parliament.
Palacio Domecq
Palace & landmark
A historic sherry house palace in Jerez de la Frontera, listed in Andalucía Film Commission's network of singular private venues.
Standard electrical network on site; production offices not available (own site).
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Palaces and landmarks in the United Kingdom 4
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Lancaster House
Palace & landmark
Government mansion beside St James's Palace with a Versailles style staircase hall, a 35 metre long gallery, Louis XIV interiors and a walled garden, run by the FCDO.
Seen in: The Crown, The King's Speech, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Capacity: 350
Old Royal Naval College
Palace & landmark
Baroque waterfront complex of colonnaded courts and a domed Painted Hall at Greenwich, hired as a stand-in for period Paris, Victorian London and other settings.
Seen in: Bridgerton, The Crown, Les Misérables, Thor
Royal Pavilion
Palace & landmark
Regency seaside palace in Brighton with Indian domes outside and Chinese style interiors, a banqueting room, music room and great kitchen.
Somerset House
Palace & landmark
Neoclassical courtyard building on the Strand with a fountain court and river terrace, hired for events and productions in central London.
Seen in: The Duchess, Sherlock Holmes
Capacity: 3000 · Multiple spaces for hire: the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court (3,000 capacity), Embankment Galleries (800), River Terrace (500), West Wing (500),...
Palaces and landmarks in Austria 3
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Palais Auersperg
Palace & landmark
A baroque city palace in Vienna's Josefstadt district with a grand ballroom, smaller salons and a garden, hired out for period and contemporary film, photo and commercial productions.
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Palais Kinsky
Palace & landmark
A baroque palace on the Freyung in Vienna's Innere Stadt district; five rooms on its second floor are rented out separately for filming, with a hall supervisor on site and a small goods lift.
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Schönbrunn Palace
Palace & landmark
Baroque imperial summer palace with more than 1,400 rooms, formal gardens, the Gloriette hilltop folly and a historic zoo.
Seen in: Sissi (1955)
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Dublin Castle
Palace & landmark
Former seat of British administration in Ireland in central Dublin, with state apartments, a medieval tower, Georgian interiors and a courtyard used for state events.
Capacity: 4000 · Nine event spaces: Printworks 726 sq m (up to 600 theatre-style), Conference Centre 323 sq m (up to 330), St Patrick's Hall 335 sq m (up to 300...
Kilmainham Gaol
Palace & landmark
Preserved nineteenth-century prison with a galleried Victorian east wing, stone corridors and bare exercise yards, now a museum.
Seen in: The Italian Job (1969), In the Name of the Father, Paddington 2
Reginald's Tower, Waterford
Palace & landmark
A Norman stone tower on the Waterford quays, in continuous use for over 800 years and now a branch of the Waterford Museum of Treasures with Viking-era exhibits and a spiral staircase.
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Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Palace & landmark
Reconstructed royal residence at the foot of Gediminas Hill, with renaissance and gothic halls, archaeological cellars and a walled forecourt.
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Sapieha Palace
Palace & landmark
Baroque palace of about 1700 in Antakalnis restored in 2024, with stucco state rooms, an arcaded facade and a formal park used as an arts centre.
Seen in: Young Wallander, Conspiracy of Silence, Playlist
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Palanga Amber Museum
Palace & landmark
Tiskeviciai Palace of 1897 in a botanical park by the sea, with a colonnaded facade, marble hall, period rooms and formal gardens.
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Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan
Palace & landmark
Citadel above the meeting of the Sava and the Danube with ramparts, gates, tunnels and a large public park, managed by a city company.
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Felix Romuliana
Palace & landmark
Late Roman imperial palace and fortified compound at Gamzigrad near Zajecar, on an open plateau, listed by UNESCO.
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Smederevo Fortress
Palace & landmark
Triangular medieval fortress of 1428 to 1430 on the Danube at Smederevo, with heavy ramparts, towers and large open interior ground.
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Diocletian's Palace
Palace & landmark
Fourth-century Roman imperial palace whose walls, basement halls and peristyle form the living core of Split's old town, mixing ancient masonry with shops and homes.
Seen in: Game of Thrones (Meereen, seasons 4 to 6)
Brijuni National Park
Palace & landmark
An archipelago of fourteen islands off Fažana, the former summer residence of Josip Broz Tito, with parkland, a safari zone, Roman and Byzantine ruins and a residence complex.
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Palace of Versailles
Palace & landmark
Baroque royal palace with the Hall of Mirrors, state apartments, vast formal gardens and two smaller palaces in the park.
Seen in: Marie Antoinette (2006), Versailles (TV series)
Palais Jacques-Coeur
Palace & landmark
Flamboyant Gothic merchant's palace in central Bourges with carved facades, a courtyard, chapel, galleries and vaulted service rooms.
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Jelgava Palace
Palace & landmark
Large baroque palace of the 1730s on an island in the Lielupe, now the main building of the life sciences university, with a long symmetrical front and inner courtyard.
Rundale Palace
Palace & landmark
Baroque summer palace by Rastrelli, built from 1736, with a gilded Golden Hall, White Hall, long enfilades of restored rooms and a formal French garden.
Seen in: Catherine the Great
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Paleis Het Loo
Palace & landmark
A former royal residence on the edge of Apeldoorn, open as a national museum with formal gardens and rooms hired out for exhibitions and events.
Paleis Soestdijk
Palace & landmark
Former royal residence in Baarn used by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, an 18th-century palace with formal gardens now open for tours and events after restoration.
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Palace of Culture and Science
Palace & landmark
A 237-metre socialist-classicist tower built in 1955 as a gift from the Soviet Union, holding theatres, cinemas, a congress hall, museums and an observation deck over central Warsaw.
237 m tall building with 46 floors and 3,288 rooms; the viewing terrace is at 114 m.
Muzeum Kinematografii w Łodzi (Museum of Cinematography)
Palace & landmark
A house museum since 1986 in the former Scheibler family palace on Plac Zwycięstwa in Łódź, whose historic interiors have served as scenography for dozens of Polish films and TV series.
Seen in: Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana)
Palaces and landmarks in Belgium 1
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Coudenberg, Former Palace of Brussels
Palace & landmark
Underground archaeological site beneath Place Royale in Brussels, preserving the foundations and halls of the former Palace of Coudenberg, open to visitors and used for filming.
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Archbishop's Palace, Kroměříž
Palace & landmark
UNESCO-listed baroque archbishop's palace with opulent state rooms and formal gardens that have stood in for imperial Vienna.
Seen in: Amadeus (1984)
Capacity: 150 · Sala terrena (full hall): up to 150 people (100 seated). Single hall of the Sala terrena: 70. Stucco Hall and Tiled Stove Hall: 50 (with chairs and...
Palaces and landmarks in Denmark 1
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Christiansborg Palace
Palace & landmark
Government palace on the Slotsholmen islet housing the Danish Parliament, Prime Minister's Office and Supreme Court, with a riding ground complex and palace square.
Seen in: Borgen (2010-2022)
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Kadriorg Palace
Palace & landmark
Baroque palace begun in 1718 for Peter the Great, with a two storey main hall, stucco ceilings, an art museum, a formal flower garden and a large park.
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Festung Ehrenbreitstein
Palace & landmark
Prussian hill fortress above the Rhine at Koblenz with casemates, ramparts, barrack blocks, a large parade court and views over the river junction.
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Achilleion Palace
Palace & landmark
Neoclassical summer palace built for Empress Elisabeth of Austria above Gastouri, Corfu, with a garden of statues, a colonnaded terrace and sea views, run today as a museum.
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Håkonshallen
Palace & landmark
Stone royal reception hall built in the 1250s inside Bergenhus fortress, rebuilt after a 1944 harbour explosion, with a vaulted timber-roofed great hall used for concerts and ceremonies.
Used both as a museum and as a venue for royal dinners, official events and concerts; has a museum shop and no food service on site; about a 3-minute...
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Estoi Palace
Palace & landmark
Rococo and neoclassical revival palace from the 19th century near Faro, mixing Baroque and Romantic decoration, with formal gardens and a wing now run as a hotel.
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Palace of the Parliament
Palace & landmark
Government palace of the 1980s with marble halls, ceremonial staircases, ballrooms, long corridors and deep basements, facing a wide boulevard.
Seen in: The Nun, Amen.