Where was Angels & Demons filmed

Locations

• Castle Sant'Angelo

  In movie

  Scene where Castle Sant'Angelo has been taken over because the police think the bomb is in the castle.

  Real

  Castle Sant'Angelo on the map

  Scene was shot the Castle Sant'Angelo

  Rome, Castle Sant'Angelo

• Pantheon

  In movie

  Scene where Robert Langdon and Vittoria go to the Pantheon, believing that the Pantheon is the place where one of the cardinals is going to be killed.

  Real

  Pantheon on the map

  Scene was shot the Pantheon (meaning "every god") - is the best preserved building of Ancient Rome. This temple is dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome. As the brick stamps on the side of the building show, it was built between 118 and 125 AD.

  Rome, Pantheon

• Piazza Navona square

  In movie

  Scene where Robert Langdon tries to save the fourth cardinal from drowning.

  Real

  Navona Square on the map

  Scene was shot in Piazza Navona, a square in Rome. The fountain was built on the site of the stadium of Domitian, erected in the 1st century AD.

  Rome, Navona Square

• Santa Maria del Popolo

  In movie

  Scene where Robert Langdon and Vittoria go to the square to look for the cardinals. It is in the crypt of the church (which was recreated in the studio) that he discovers the first cardinal, his mouth is full of earth.

  Real

  Santa Maria del Popolo on the map

  Scene was shot in Santa Maria del Popolo, the parish basilica, is the titular church and minor basilica in Rome, administered by the Augustinian order. The church contains works by several famous artists such as Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio and Alessandro Algardi. The chapel is not located on the left side of the square, as it is shown in the film, but on the right side.

  Rome, Santa Maria del Popolo

• Santa Maria della Vittoria

  In movie

  Scene where Robert Langdon and Inspector Olivetti go to Santa Maria della Vittoria to prevent the assassination of the third cardinal.

  Real

  Santa Maria della Vittoria on the map

  Scene was shot in the Santa Maria della Vittoria

  Rome, Santa Maria della Vittoria

• Sistine Chapel

  In movie

  Scene where Camerlengo Patrick McKenna tells the cardinals what happened during the papal conclave.

  Real

  Sistine Chapel on the map

  Scene was shot in the Sistine Chapel

  Rome, Sistine Chapel

• St Peter's Basilica

  In movie

  Scene where Wertlengo Patrick McKenna leads Victoria to the papal altar and the papal tomb.

  Real

  St Peter's Basilica on the map

  Scene was shot in the Basilica di San Pietro

  Vatican, St Peter's Basilica

• St. Peter's Square in the Vatican

  In movie

  Scene where Robert Langdon and Vittoria find the second cardinal in a crowded St. Peter's Square.

  Real

  St. Peter's Square on the map

  Scene was shot at the obelisk in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican

  Vatican, St. Peter's Square

• the Vatican Library

  In movie

  Scene where Victoria and Inspector Olivetti are in the Vatican Library

  Real

  the Vatican Library on the map

  Scene was shot in the Angelica Library - it is a public library located in Piazza Sant'Agostino, next to the Church of Sant'Agostino, near Piazza Navona. The library contains about 180,000 volumes of manuscripts (among them the Codex Angelicus).

  Rome