The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Documented locations
- 60
- Year
- 2012
- Directed by
- Christopher Nolan
- Cities
- Culver City, Los Angeles, Torrance, Burbank, Pittsburgh, New York, Newark, Nottingham, Isleworth, Londres, Croydon, London, Stansted Mountfitchet, Bedford, Dalcross, Inverness, Highland, Coelbren, Jodhpur, Abhaneri
Sony Pictures Studios Stage 30
Culver City, United States
Plateau of Sony Pictures Studios equipped with a tank that can hold nearly three million liters of water.
The scene : The set of the Batcave, with its flowing waterfalls, is built on this stage.
550 South Hope Street (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Around the boardroom table of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne entrusts the company to Miranda Tate, before being unceremoniously ousted after the takeover.
638 South Broadway (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The Gotham elite crowd in front of the entrance for the charity gala organized by Miranda Tate; the party itself was filmed elsewhere.
Los Angeles, United States
Opened in 1911 at 630 South Broadway, it is one of the oldest theaters in Los Angeles, formerly operated under the name Palace Newsreel Theatre; it is designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and is part of a historic district.
The scene : Just out of retirement, Bruce Wayne makes his entrance at the Gotham museum's charity gala.
433 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, United States
Building in Zigzag Moderne style, the former Title Insurance and Trust Building, often used for filming: it served as the 'New York' hotel in Pearl Harbor, the television studio for Godzilla (1998), and the jewelry store in Birds of Prey.
The scene : Bane and his accomplices invade the trading floor of the Gotham Stock Exchange to seize Bruce Wayne's fortune.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Deputy Commissioner Foley believes he has cornered Batman at the end of this dead-end alley, but the vigilante escapes aboard his new flying device, the Bat.
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, United States
Great convention center in Downtown Los Angeles, on South Figueroa Street.
The scene : Emerging from the sewers, Bane's men blow up the floor of the applied sciences division and make use of Bruce Wayne's arsenal; the scene was filmed in Kentia Hall.
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
Grand Art Deco railway station in Los Angeles, opened in 1939. It is designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and features a neo-colonial Hispanic architectural style.
The scene : In the grand hall of the station, Dr. Crane holds an exceptional tribunal and condemns Commissioner Gordon and his men.
650 South Spring Street (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
Bank building constructed in 1924 by the Schultze & Weaver agency for the Hellman Commercial Trust and Savings Bank, then the headquarters of Bank of America from 1930 to 1972. Long known as Spring Street Towers, it now houses lofts and the reception hall The Majestic Downtown. Christopher Nolan had already filmed part of The Prestige there, and it served as a library in Seven.
The scene : Blake and a few police officers find Lucius Fox there, who reveals the truth about the nuclear device; the federal agents who came to join them fall under the blows of Bane's men, who seize the building.
Los Angeles, United States
The GM Hoff Building has previously served as the bail office of Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run and the liquor store of Constantine.
The scene : In a city plunged into anarchy, the residents of Gotham are lining up outside the building to receive rations distributed by disguised federal agents.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : At the entrance of the tunnel, on the Flower Street side, police cars pile up in a crash that Selina Kyle shatters; on the walkway on Hill Street, she defends a boy stealing apples and meets Bruce Wayne, back in Gotham.
Los Angeles, United States
This two-level section of Grand Avenue is also where Jamie Foxx plays the cello in The Soloist.
The scene : The truck carrying the real bomb bursts through the pavement of Grand Avenue and falls to the lower level, where Batman and Selina Kyle immobilize it and then open it.
Torrance, United States
The scene : The campus hosts a motorcycle chase as well as scenes from the underground reactor.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Gotham's police descend en masse into the subway to flush out Bane's hideout.
Burbank, United States
Warner Bros. Historic Studios in Burbank, one of the largest filming complexes in Hollywood. They were founded in 1926.
The scene : The Warner Bros. studios in Burbank are among the filming locations of the movie.
Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh, United States
Stadium of the Pittsburgh Steelers on the north shore of the city, designed by the Populous agency; it was called Heinz Field at the time of filming.
The scene : In the midst of a Gotham Rogues match, Bane blows up the field in front of a petrified crowd, then announces to the city the fate he has in store for it.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : The tower is among the locations in downtown Pittsburgh chosen for the film.
100 South 3rd Street (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, United States
Concrete plant of the Frank Bryan company, located under the Liberty Bridge.
The scene : On the construction site of the Broucek Cement Company, Blake uncovers what is really going on and must take down several of Bane's men.
170 41st Street (Lawrenceville)
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Hiding at home, Deputy Commissioner Foley initially refuses to take part in the resistance against Bane.
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : In front of its monumental facade, Bane publicly reads the stolen speech of Commissioner Gordon; later, the police assault his army with the support of Batman, and the duel between Batman and Bane takes place in the hall on the fourth floor.
Software Engineering Institute
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : The west side of the building, on South Dithridge Street, serves as the entrance to Blackgate: Bane releases the hundreds of inmates locked up under the Dent Act, including Selina Kyle.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : During the hunt for the rigged trucks through downtown, Gordon sends a group of police officers to assault one of the vehicles armed by Bane.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : At the wheel of the vehicle taken from the enemy, Gordon speeds towards a rigged truck and clings to it.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Gordon and his men try to place a beacon on the rigged truck, but Bane's henchmen capture them.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Blake and Captain Jones take the measurements of one of the trucks loaded with the bomb.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : The Tumblers driven by Miranda Tate catch up with the rigged truck that Gordon has seized.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Batman drives along Smithfield Street behind the rigged truck and the Tumblers, at the heart of the grand final chase.
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Selina Kyle trails Miranda and the bomb truck all the way to underneath a building.
333 Oliver Avenue (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, United States
Building located at the back of Trinity Cathedral, which housed the Franktuary restaurant.
The scene : As the nuclear explosion approaches, Blake leads the children out of the orphanage in an attempt to make them leave the city.
700 Grant Street (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, United States
The scene : Foley directs part of the police raid through this entrance to descend into the tunnels.
Trump Tower (New York)
New York, United States
Skyscraper in Midtown completed in 1983, standing 202 meters tall with 58 floors, identifiable by its bronze-colored facade.
The scene : The entrance and the lobby serve as the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises: dispossessed of his company, Bruce Wayne emerges to see his car being towed away.
One Liberty Plaza
New York, United States
The tower was still called US Steel Building at the time of filming.
The scene : The tower appears in the wide shots from the outside of Wayne Enterprises.
23 Wall Street
New York, United States
Former headquarters of the J.P. Morgan bank, at the southern corner of Wall Street and Broad Street.
The scene : The building lends its facade to the Gotham Stock Exchange, from which Bane manages to escape while the police wait outside.
15 Broad Street (Manhattan)
New York, United States
The scene : Bane and his men emerge from the Stock Exchange dragging hostages and force their way through the police cordon.
New York, United States
Thoroughfare of Manhattan's Financial District, a symbol of American finance.
The scene : On Wall Street, the great battle erupts between the Gotham police, emerging from the underground, and Bane's army, in the midst of which Batman confronts Bane.
New York, United States
Heart of the Financial District of Manhattan, around the New York Stock Exchange. The skyscraper 40 Wall Street, completed in 1930 by architects H. Craig Severance, Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, and Yasuo Matsui, is a New York City Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Art Deco architecture.
The scene : Freed from the tunnels, Gotham's police charge Bane's army down the street beside City Hall.
New York, United States
The scene : This intersection in the financial district is one of the New York locations used in the filming.
Queensboro Bridge
New York, United States
The scene : The last bridge that Bane leaves standing is held by tanks: Batman watches the city from its summit, and Blake clashes with the military while trying to evacuate children on a bus, before the police blow up part of the deck.
956 Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)
New York, United States
The scene : Once Gotham has fallen into the hands of Bane, an angry crowd drives the occupants out of this luxury building.
New York, United States
The scene : The unruly crowd drags the wealthy inhabitants of Park Avenue from their homes.
One State Street Plaza
New York, United States
The scene : Gordon approaches the broken Bat-signal, where Blake comes to meet him.
Newark, United States
The scene : Under the golden dome of the rotunda, at the foot of the grand double staircase, the city unveils a statue of Batman in the presence of Commissioner Gordon; its columned hallways also serve as a makeshift infirmary, with rows of camp beds.
Military Park Station (Newark)
Newark, United States
The scene : Selina Kyle drives Batman into this subway tunnel, where Bane's trap awaits; the police are also searching the underground for his base.
Newark, United States
The scene : Gotham police cars are parked in a line along the street.
Newark, United States
The scene : The boulevard serves as a backdrop for a police chase.
United States
The scene : This village by Greenwood Lake is one of the filming locations of the movie.
Wollaton Hall
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Elizabethan residence built between 1580 and 1588 by architect Robert Smythson for Sir Francis Willoughby, nearly bankrupting the construction site. Purchased by the city of Nottingham, it houses a natural history museum and an industrial museum, in the heart of a deer park of about 200 hectares.
The scene : The facade represents Wayne Manor: homage to Harvey Dent in front of the residence at the opening, Bruce running in the rain to the door or driving away, then the farewell read by Gordon at Bruce's grave, in the park, at the end of the film.
Osterley Park House
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Elizabethan manor transformed by Robert Adam (1760-1780), in the west of London (National Trust); became famous on screen as "Wayne Manor" in The Dark Knight Rises.
The scene : The interiors of Wayne Manor: disguised as a maid, Selina Kyle slips through the entry hall and crosses paths with Bruce Wayne for the first time; the Long Gallery becomes the office she robs before his eyes, and it is in the grand staircase that Alfred threatens to resign from his service.
Senate House (University of London)
Londres, United Kingdom
Portland stone tower of the University of London, in Bloomsbury, built in the 1930s; it inspired the Ministry of Truth in 1984 and represents Gotham's court in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Designed by Charles Holden, it is a Grade II* listed monument. Its architecture reflects both Art Deco and the modern movement.
The scene : In the Crush Hall, Bruce Wayne dances with Selina Kyle at Miranda Tate's charity gala; the same hall later becomes Bane's courtroom, where Bruce and Lucius Fox are brought before Selina rescues them.
Farmiloe Building
Londres, United Kingdom
Victorian warehouse from 1868 designed by Lewis Henry Isaacs, listed Grade II.
The scene : The building provides the interiors of the Gotham police station, as well as the bar and the apartment that Selina Kyle and Jen share.
Delta Point (Croydon)
Croydon, United Kingdom
Office tower adjacent to West Croydon station.
The scene : The office building serves as Gotham's hospital: Bruce Wayne, hooded, visits the injured Commissioner Gordon there, and Blake rushes in when Bane's men come to abduct him.
Queen Mary Court (Old Royal Naval College)
London, United Kingdom
The Courtyard of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, was built at the end of the 17th century as a hospice for sailors and later served as a school for the Royal Navy until 1939.
The scene : The colonnade hosts the sun-drenched terrace of a café supposedly located in Florence: Alfred, who had told Bruce he dreamed of seeing him there one day, discovers him seated with Selina Kyle.
London Stansted Airport
Stansted Mountfitchet, United Kingdom
Third airport of London, located in Essex, northeast of the capital.
The scene : At the moment of boarding for Europe, Selina Kyle is stopped at the last moment by John Blake.
Bedford, United Kingdom
Immense airship hangars of Cardington, in Bedfordshire, built in the 1920s for British aircraft; their gigantic volume allowed for the installation of the rebel hangar set. This is a military airbase of the Royal Air Force.
The scene : In one of the two giant hangars, the production builds the Bat-Bunker, the interior of the underground prison and Bane's lair in the sewers, and films the struggle aboard the turboprop plane.
Dalcross, United Kingdom
The scene : Inverness Airport is among the Scottish filming locations of the film.
Inverness, United Kingdom
The scene : The hijacking of the CIA plane by a C-130 Hercules, in the opening, was actually filmed in the sky above Inverness.
Highland, United Kingdom
The largest national park in the United Kingdom, it has fifty-five Munros, these Scottish peaks exceeding 3,000 feet.
The scene : The national park serves as the setting for the film's aerial prologue.
Henrhyd Falls
Coelbren, United Kingdom
At approximately 27 meters high, it is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, located north of the village of Coelbren, on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park; a steep path descends from the National Trust car park.
The scene : After receiving a package from Bruce Wayne, John Blake finds the hidden entrance to the Batcave behind the waterfall.
Mehrangarh Fort
Jodhpur, India
15th-century Hindu fort perched on a sheer cliff, more than 120 meters above the city of Jodhpur.
The scene : Escaped from the underground prison, Bruce Wayne emerges at the foot of the fort; we also see Ra's al Ghul's young child walking down a street after his release.
Chand Baori
Abhaneri, India
Well with degrees from the 9th century, one of the largest and deepest in the world, with about 3,500 steps.
The scene : The stepped well is associated with the underground prison where Bane has Bruce Wayne taken.