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GoldenEye

Somerset House

London · United Kingdom  ·  The St Petersburg exteriors

GoldenEye filmed at Somerset House, London. The courtyard and river front stand in for Soviet-era St Petersburg. On screen it's Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Somerset House, London
Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

51.511695, -0.117442

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
GoldenEye (1995)
On screen
Saint Petersburg, Russia
In real life
Somerset House, London
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
45 minutes
Confidence
Probable

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Somerset House today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did GoldenEye film at Somerset House?
At 51.511695, -0.117442 in London. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Somerset House?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 45 minutes.
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