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Where was The Princess Diaries filmed?

2001 film directed by Garry Marshall

The Princess Diaries (2001) was filmed at 2 places in the United States: Los Angeles and San Francisco. Every place comes from Wikidata.

See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Filming locations

Towns & cities Los Angeles United States Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Towns & cities San Francisco United States City and county in California, United States
“Exterior shooting in San Francisco lasted two and a half weeks.” Wikipedia

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 7 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Burbank United States City in Los Angeles County, State of California, United States
Studios & sets Walt Disney Studios United States Film studio in Burbank, California, United States
“In 2001, soundstage 2 was dedicated to English actress Julie Andrews, because parts of Mary Poppins and parts of the then-current filming of The Princess Diaries took place inside this particular soundstage.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles United States Catholic Women's University has two campuses in Los Angeles, California
“Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, formerly the Edward L. Doheny Mansion, was used as the location for The Genovian Consulate.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Zuma Beach United States Beach in the American city of Malibu
“However, the beach party sequence was filmed in Malibu; the production designers decorated Zuma Beach to resemble San Francisco's Baker Beach.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Excelsior District United States Human settlement in San Francisco, California, United States of America
Landmarks & buildings The Hamlin School United States School in San Francisco, California
Streets & squares Broadway United States Street in San Francisco
“The cable car accident was filmed at Broadway and Taylor Streets.” Wikipedia

From published sources

Places named by newspapers, film offices, archives and city filming permits. Each source is linked.

Landmarks & buildings Cliff House United States Neoclassical-style building in San Francisco, California
Filming permit: Cliff House (1090 Point Lobos Avenue) San Francisco Film Commission, 2001

Recorded only at country level

Also filmed in California, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.

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