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Where was The Towering Inferno filmed?

1974 film directed by John Guillermin

The Towering Inferno (1974) was filmed at 3 places in the United States: San Francisco, 555 California Street and Pacific Heights. Every place comes from Wikidata.

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Filming locations

Towns & cities San Francisco United States City and county in California, United States
Landmarks & buildings 555 California Street United States Skyscraper
“In 1974, it was again used for a box-office hit, this time in Irwin Allen's blockbuster The Towering Inferno, in which the outside plaza substituted for that of the film's Glass Tower, which catches fire on the night of its dedication.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Pacific Heights United States Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States of America

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 4 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

From published sources

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

Landmarks & buildings Grace Cathedral United States Neo-Gothic cathedral in San Francisco
Filming permit: Grace Cathedral Episcopal Church (1100 California Street) San Francisco Film Commission, 1974
Landmarks & buildings Fairmont San Francisco United States Historic hotel in San Francisco, California, United States
Filming permit: Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason Street, Nob Hill) San Francisco Film Commission, 1974

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