Architecture on screen · 1995
GoldenEye filming locations
An Alpine dam and a grand casino supply two very different kinds of Bond spectacle.
Directed by Martin Campbell · 2 documented locations
Verzasca Dam — Contra Dam
Vogorno, Ticino, Switzerland
Giovanni Lombardi and engineering team
Casino de Monte-Carlo
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Jules Dutrou; later Charles Garnier and Henri Schmit
Verzasca Dam — Contra Dam
On screen: The opening bungee jump
The Swiss dam stands in for the Soviet installation in the opening stunt. Its real engineering is visible beneath the fictional geography.
- Architect / attribution
- Giovanni Lombardi and engineering team
- Building chronology
- 1961–1965
- Place
- Vogorno, Ticino, Switzerland
Filming evidence
Casino de Monte-Carlo
On screen: The Monte Carlo casino
Bond visits the real casino in the film’s Monaco sequence. The building’s screen history is distinct from the fictional Casino Royale in the later movie.
- Architect / attribution
- Jules Dutrou; later Charles Garnier and Henri Schmit
- Building chronology
- Opened 1863; later 19th-century expansions
- Place
- Monte Carlo, Monaco
Filming evidence
Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.