10 Celebrated Movies Shot in Real Historical Castles and Palaces
Rather than relying on soundstages or CGI, these ten celebrated Hollywood masterpieces filmed on location inside some of the world's most breathtaking real-life historical palaces.
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10 Celebrated Movies Shot in Real Historical Castles and Palaces
10. Doune Castle In Monty Python And The Holy GrailFourteenth-century Doune Castle stood in for nearly every castle in the comedy.
9. Alnwick Castle In Harry PotterEleventh-century Alnwick Castle served as the outer grounds of Hogwarts School.
8. Royal Palace Of Caserta In Star WarsItaly's eighteenth-century Caserta Palace became Queen Amidala's grand royal palace on Naboo.
7. Görlitz Department Store In The Grand Budapest HotelAn opulent 1913 German Art Nouveau department store became the hotel lobby.
6. Wollaton Hall In The Dark Knight RisesAn Elizabethan country mansion in Nottingham served as the rebuilt Wayne Manor.
5. Blenheim Palace In Barry LyndonStanley Kubrick filmed eighteenth-century aristocratic interiors inside Blenheim Palace.
4. Hatfield House In The FavouriteThe Jacobean estate of Robert Cecil was transformed into Queen Anne's court.
3. Villa Del Balbianello In Casino RoyaleAn eighteenth-century Lake Como villa served as James Bond's recovery retreat.
2. Pride & Prejudice In Chatsworth HouseThe legendary Derbyshire estate served as Mr. Darcy's majestic Pemberley.
1. Timberline Lodge In The ShiningThe 1937 Oregon alpine lodge stood in as the iconic Overlook Hotel.
