Architecture on screen · 2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider filming locations
A Jacobean house and an Angkor temple frame an adventure between home and ancient ruins.
Directed by Simon West · 2 documented locations
Hatfield House
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Robert Lyminge
Ta Prohm
Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Khmer royal builders; commissioned by Jayavarman VII
Hatfield House
On screen: Croft Manor
Hatfield supplies the country-house setting associated with Lara’s home. The fictional manor is assembled from location and studio work.
- Architect / attribution
- Robert Lyminge
- Building chronology
- 1607–1611
- Place
- Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 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
KFP Produktions GMBH & Co. KG · Scene image source
Movie frame
KFP Produktions GMBH & Co. KG · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Ta Prohm
On screen: The Cambodian temple expedition
Ta Prohm’s real stone architecture and trees appear in the temple sequence; the film’s mechanisms and hidden spaces are fictional additions.
- Architect / attribution
- Khmer royal builders; commissioned by Jayavarman VII
- Building chronology
- Founded 1186; later additions
- Place
- Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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
KFP Produktions GMBH & Co. KG · Scene image source
Movie frame
KFP Produktions GMBH & Co. KG · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.