A real place on screen
Church of San Barnaba
A neoclassical temple front faces a quiet Venetian square and canal. Its monumental doorway could convincingly introduce a library on film, although the church’s real interior is a different space.
- Architect / attribution
- Lorenzo Boschetti (18th-century rebuilding)
- Building chronology
- Completed 1776; earlier church on the site
- Place
- Venice, Italy
The real building
Church of San Barnaba in Venice .
Films at Church of San Barnaba
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
On screen: The Venetian library exterior
The church façade and square stand in for the library. The library interior and catacombs were filmed separately.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.