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Architecture on screen · 2008

The Dark Knight filming locations

An immense postal building becomes the bank at the centre of the film’s opening robbery.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 1 documented location

Action

Old Chicago Main Post Office

On screen: Gotham bank robbery

The production used the Old Post Office for the opening bank sequence. A contemporary on-set report records the shoot inside the building.

Architect / attribution
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Building chronology
1921; major expansion 1932
Place
Chicago, Illinois, 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

Old Chicago Main Post Office as it appears in The Dark Knight.
Old Chicago Main Post Office as it appears in The Dark Knight.

Warner Brothers Pictures · Scene image source

Movie frame

The robbery unfolds inside the former post office hall.
The robbery unfolds inside the former post office hall.

Warner Brothers Pictures · Scene image source

Movie frame

The bus exits beside the former post office in the bank-robbery sequence.
The bus exits beside the former post office in the bank-robbery sequence.

Warner Brothers Pictures · Scene image source

Filming evidence

Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.