movie locations
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Overlook Hotel
Government Camp, Oregon
1937
Dedicated by FDR in 1937, this ski lodge on the slopes of Mount Hood is considered the finest example of "mountain architecture" built under the Works Progress Administration.
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Plaza de Espana
1928
Built for the Ibero-American Exhibition of 1929, the Plaza de España in Seville is an impressive example of Renaissance Revival architecture.
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Temple Church
England
This 12th-century Norman church, known for its rare round shape, was built by the Knights Templar and contains several fascinating details.
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Villa del Balbianello
Italy
1787
Built in 1787, this lovely villa overlooking Lake Como includes part of an old Franciscan convent and contains a rich collection of art and furniture.
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Greystone Mansion
Beverly Hills, California
Built as a private residence in the 1920s, this Gothic Revival mansion has appeared in countless TV shows and movies, including Dynasty, Gilmore Girls, Ghostbusters and X-Men.
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Cornstalk Fence Mansion
New Orleans, Louisiana
1859
As its nickname indicates, the Garden District mansion at 1448 Fourth is best known for an impressive cast-iron fence shaped like cornstalks, ears of corn, and other plants.
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Orpheum Theater
Los Angeles, California
1925
Modeled after grand European hotels, the Orpheum opened as a vaudeville theater in 1925 and underwent an award-winning restoration in 2002. Today it hosts a variety of festivals, award shows and special events.
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Rebel Without A Cause House
Los Angeles, California
This upper-middle-class house with a columned portico portrayed James Dean's home in Rebel Without A Cause (1954).
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Las Palmas Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Portrayed the humble home of Julia Roberts' Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman (1990).
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El Cadiz Apartments
Los Angeles, California
This apartment building was depicted as the home of Sydney Bristow and her roommate Francie in the first two years of the ABC show "Alias" (2001-03), and of Jennifer Lopez' character in "Monster-in-Law" (2005).
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Hollywood United Methodist Church
Los Angeles, California
Completed in 1930, this attractive white church appeared in War of the Worlds (1953), the first two Back to the Future movies (1985, 1989) and Sister Act (1992).
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Chapel of the Bells
Las Vegas, Nevada
1957
This wedding chapel with a hot-pink neon sign has appeared in several movies and hosted the real-life weddings of Kelly Ripa, Leslie Nielson, Ernest Borgnine, Jerry Weintraub, and others.