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Antonia Fortress

military barracks in Jerusalem

🇮🇱 Israel · 31.7801, 35.2343

Antonia Fortress is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“On the DVD commentary, Gilliam expresses pride in one set in particular, the main hall of Pilate's fortress, which had been designed so that it looked like an ancient synagogue that the Romans had converted by dumping their structural artefacts (such as marble floors and columns) on top.”
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) · Wikipedia

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Antonia Fortress
Photo: deror avi · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Antonia Fortress as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Antonia Fortress?

1 production is recorded as filmed at Antonia Fortress, including Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Antonia Fortress?

Antonia Fortress is in Israel, at 31.7801, 35.2343.

What other filming locations are near Antonia Fortress?

Jerusalem, Lifta, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestine and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by deror avi, Attribution.