A real place on screen
Lancaster House
A grand London house with a dramatic stair and richly decorated reception rooms. Its interiors can suggest royal palaces on screen, even though the building has its own diplomatic and political history.
- Architect / attribution
- Benjamin Dean Wyatt; Robert Smirke and Charles Barry
- Building chronology
- Begun 1825; completed in the 1840s
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
The real building
Lancaster House
Films at Lancaster House
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
On screen: Buckingham Palace interiors
Lancaster House’s state rooms stand in for royal interiors. The government’s own building history records the production.
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
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.