A real place on screen
Baths of Caracalla
Towering brick walls, vault fragments and open spaces reveal the scale of a Roman public bathing complex. The surviving ruins offer an architectural event setting quite unlike a conventional palace interior.
- Architect / attribution
- Roman imperial architects and engineers
- Building chronology
- Main complex opened 216 CE
- Place
- Rome, Italy
The real building
The Baths of Caracalla , Rome . This image is taken from the south-west of the caldarium .
Films at Baths of Caracalla
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
On screen: The Roman gathering
The Baths of Caracalla appear in the film’s Rome sequence. The ancient complex is the real location, while the event and its participants belong to the story.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.