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Where was The Dark Knight filmed?

2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan

The Dark Knight (2008) was filmed at 4 places in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong: Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Chicago and Pinewood Studios. Every place comes from Wikidata.

Part of the Batman in film series · the Dark Knight trilogy

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Filming locations

Towns & cities Los Angeles United States Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Towns & cities Chicago United States City and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
Studios & sets Pinewood Studios England British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“Many interior locations for The Dark Knight were filmed on sets at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, and Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire; these locations include the Bat Bunker, which took six weeks to build in a Cardington hangar.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Hong Kong Hong Kong City and special administrative region of China
“The final nine days of production took place in Hong Kong and included aerial footage from atop the International Finance Centre, as well as filming at Central to Mid-Levels escalator, The Center, Central, The Peninsula Hong Kong, and Queen's Road; and a stunt involving Batman catching an in-flight C-130 aircraft.” Wikipedia

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 33 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities London England Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Landscapes & nature Great Britain United Kingdom Island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
Towns & cities Baltimore United States City in Maryland, United States
Towns & cities Central China Central business district in Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings Battersea Power Station England Decommissioned coal-fired power station in London, now in use as a premium shopping centre
“By mid-October, interior and exterior scenes of Rachel being held hostage surrounded by barrels of gasoline were filmed at Battersea Power Station.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Kowloon Walled City Hong Kong Human settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Landscapes & nature Lake Michigan United States One of the Great Lakes of North America
“Navy Pier, along the shore of Lake Michigan, served as Gotham Harbor in a climactic ferry scene.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Willis Tower United States Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“A scene of Batman surveying the city from a rooftop edge was filmed atop Willis Tower, Chicago's tallest building.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Piccadilly England Road in the City of Westminster, London, England
Streets & squares Navy Pier United States Amusement pier in Chicago
Streets & squares LaSalle Street United States Street in Chicago
“The sequence continued on LaSalle Street, which was also used for the GCPD funeral procession, for a practical truck-flip stunt and helicopter sequence.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings RAF Cardington England Former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England
Streets & squares Wacker Drive United States Major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“In July, three weeks were spent filming the truck chase scene, mainly on Wacker Drive, a multi-level street that had to be closed overnight.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings The Peninsula Hong Kong Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings Criterion Restaurant England Restaurant in London
“After moving from Chicago in May, scenes filmed in the UK also include Criterion Restaurant, where Rachel, Dent, and Wayne share dinner, and a Gotham News scene that was filmed at the University of Westminster.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Central–Mid-levels escalators China Covered escalator system in Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings McCormick Place United States Convention center in Chicago, United States
Landmarks & buildings Chicago Theatre United States Theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Landmarks & buildings University of Westminster England University in Westminster, UK
Landmarks & buildings Farmiloe Building England Building in Clerkenwell, London
“The GCPD headquarters was rebuilt in the Farmiloe Building.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Queen's Road China Series of roads in north Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings Richard J. Daley Center United States Local government building in the United States
Landmarks & buildings Old Chicago Main Post Office United States Building in downtown Chicago
“The first scene filmed was the bank heist, which was shot in the Old Chicago Main Post Office over five days.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Illinois Center United States Mixed-use urban development in Chicago, Illinois, United States
“Filming took place in the lobby of One Illinois Center, which served as Wayne's penthouse apartment; bookcases were built to hide the elevators.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Randolph Street United States Street in Chicago, Illinois
“Additional segments were filmed on Monroe Street and Randolph Street, and at Randolph Street Station.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Millennium Station United States Train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Landmarks & buildings Trump International Hotel and Tower United States Skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois
“Exterior footage of the Gotham Prewitt Building, the site of Batman's and the Joker's final confrontation, was filmed at the in-construction Trump International Hotel and Tower.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Illinois Route 50 United States State highway in northeastern Illinois, US
Landmarks & buildings The Berghoff United States Restaurant
Landmarks & buildings 330 North Wabash United States Skyscraper located in Chicago
“The IBM Building was used as a filming location in the 2008 film The Dark Knight, where it was depicted as the location of Wayne Enterprises's boardroom and the Gotham City mayor's office.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings International Finance Centre China Commercial development in Central, Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings The Center China Skyscraper in Hong Kong
Landmarks & buildings Trump World Tower United States Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Places whose own article says it was shot there

7 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.

Landmarks & buildings Battersea Power Station England Decommissioned coal-fired power station in London, now in use as a premium shopping centre
“Scenes from the 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight were filmed at Battersea.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Wacker Drive United States Major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“The car chase scene in The Dark Knight (2008) was filmed on Lower Wacker Drive.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings The Peninsula Hong Kong Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
“In 2007, The Peninsula was used for a scene in the superhero film The Dark Knight, involving actors Morgan Freeman and Chin Han, who played Lucius Fox and Lau, respectively.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Richard J. Daley Center United States Local government building in the United States
“While filming the movie The Dark Knight, instead of using the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises as in Batman Begins, film director Christopher Nolan used the Richard J. Daley Center.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Millennium Station United States Train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“In the 2008 film The Dark Knight, there is a brief shot where the Batpod is driven through Millennium Station's concourse during a chase scene.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Old Chicago Main Post Office United States Building in downtown Chicago
“The same interior that was used for filming of the bank heist in The Dark Knight was used again for Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Trump International Hotel and Tower United States Skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois
“The final confrontation between Batman and the Joker in the film The Dark Knight was shot in the Summer of 2007 at the very top of the construction site of the then partially completed tower.” Wikipedia

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