Where was What a Girl Wants filmed

What a Girl Wants was filmed in London in the United Kingdom and Aït Benhaddou in Morocco.

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Dashwood Manor

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Scene was shot West Wycombe Park was constructed for sir Francis Dashwood between 1740 and 1800 encompassing a unique combination of Palladian, Neoclassical, and Greek Revival styles. Different architects designed different parts of the house including Nicholas Revett for the west portico and Roger Morris who designed the east end of the house. Surrounding the house are the idiosyncratic gardens designed by Nicholas Revett that contain several smaller "Temples" based off Greek and Roman architecture as well as a Gothic chapel constructed later.

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Dashwood Manor Gate

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Scene was shot The Old Royal Naval College, situated in Greenwich on the Thames, is the prominent centerpiece of the area. Originally constructed in 1696 as the Royal Hospital for Seamen, the building passed into the hands of the navy in 1873. In 1998 the site passed into the hands off the Greenwich Foundation and is now open to tourists and filming.

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Tower Bridge

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Scene was shot Despite its appearance, Tower Bridge is one of the newer spans across the River Thames constructed between 1886 and 1894 designed by Sir Horace Jones in the Gothic style. The central drawbridge portion can open to give 139 ft. clearance for passing ships.

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Westminster Bridge

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Scene was shot Westminster Bridge was designed by Thomas Page and opened in 1862 to replace the failing earlier span. The bridge consists of seven cast-iron arches with details by Charles Barry. It is the oldest standing river crossing in London.

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Piccadilly Circus

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Scene was shot Piccadilly Circus was originally constructed as Regent Circus South in 1819 and received its current name in the 1880s. Starting in 1908 with a Perrier sign the intersection has been surrounded by distinctive illuminated signage giving it a distinctive Times Square feel, though now that has been reduced to a single building on the northwest corner of the circle. Originally situated in the center of the circle but moved as the roads changed, the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain was constructed in 1892 to commemorate Victorian politician Lord Shaftesbury.

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Millenium Bridge

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Scene was shot The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian span linking Bankside in front of the Tate Modern to the City of London. The bridge originally opened in 2000, but after experiencing heavy vibrations on opening day it was immediately closed down and didn't reopen until two years later after the installation of viscous fluid dampers to mitigate the problem. The bridge features a distinctive suspension design with the cables running underneath the walking surface due to height restrictions and to avoid blocking the view of St. Paul's Cathedral.

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Club

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Scene was shot The Athenaeum is a private club for men pursing intellectual interests, focusing on members who have earned distinction in the sciences or arts. Women weren't allowed as guests in the club until 1972, and were denied membership until 2002. The clubhouse was constructed in 1830 by architect Decimus Burton in the Neoclassical style with the top two smaller floors added later at the end of that century.

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Debutante Ball

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Scene was shot Lancaster House is a neo-classical mansion constructed in 1825 for the Duke of York and Albany designed partially by Sir Robert Smirke before he was replaced by Benjamin Dean Wyatt. The interior wasn't completed until 1840 with the help of a third architect Sir Charles Barry. The house has become a popular stand-in for Buckingham Palace in films and TV playing that role half a dozen times.

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2 Temple Place (office)

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