Architecture on screen · 2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets filming locations
A library and a diplomatic house become locations in another invented historical puzzle.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 2 documented locations
Thomas Jefferson Building
Washington, D.C., United States
John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz; completed under Edward Pearce Casey
Lancaster House
London, United Kingdom
Benjamin Dean Wyatt; Robert Smirke and Charles Barry
Thomas Jefferson Building
On screen: The search for the fictional Book of Secrets
The Library of Congress documents the film’s use of its spaces. The secret XY section and presidential book are fictional, rather than real archive facilities.
- Architect / attribution
- John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz; completed under Edward Pearce Casey
- Building chronology
- Opened 1897
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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
Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. · Scene image source
Movie frame
Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Lancaster House
On screen: Buckingham Palace interiors
Lancaster House’s state rooms stand in for royal interiors. The government’s own building history records the production.
- Architect / attribution
- Benjamin Dean Wyatt; Robert Smirke and Charles Barry
- Building chronology
- Begun 1825; completed in the 1840s
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
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
Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. · Scene image source
Movie frame
Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.