Architecture on screen · 2002
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones filming locations
Naboo and Tatooine draw on Italian gardens, Spanish civic architecture and a Tunisian courtyard.
Directed by George Lucas · 4 documented locations
Villa del Balbianello
Tremezzina, Lake Como, Italy
Architect not established; commissioned by Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini
Plaza de España
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Aníbal González
Royal Palace of Caserta
Caserta, Campania, Italy
Luigi Vanvitelli; continued by Carlo Vanvitelli
Hotel Sidi Driss
Matmata, Tunisia
Vernacular Amazigh architecture
Villa del Balbianello
On screen: Anakin and Padmé’s wedding
FAI identifies the Loggia Durini as the setting for the secret wedding.
- Architect / attribution
- Architect not established; commissioned by Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini
- Building chronology
- 1787
- Place
- Tremezzina, Lake Como, Italy
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Plaza de España
On screen: Theed on Naboo
Andalucía Film Commission identifies Plaza de España as a filming location for the Naboo scenes.
- Architect / attribution
- Aníbal González
- Building chronology
- 1929
- Place
- Seville, Andalusia, Spain
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Royal Palace of Caserta
On screen: Royal interiors on Naboo
The palace’s filmography lists the second prequel alongside The Phantom Menace.
- Architect / attribution
- Luigi Vanvitelli; continued by Carlo Vanvitelli
- Building chronology
- Begun 1752
- Place
- Caserta, Campania, Italy
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Hotel Sidi Driss
On screen: Return to the Lars homestead
The official Tunisian location record documents the crew’s return for Episode II.
- Architect / attribution
- Vernacular Amazigh architecture
- Building chronology
- Original construction date undocumented
- Place
- Matmata, Tunisia
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Lucasfilm Ltd. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.