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Doctor Strange (2016)
Where Doctor Strange says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Hong Kong and Kathmandu streets that were really built in England
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Scenes and places
The raid on Kamar-Taj (2016)
A masked group led by the zealot Kaecilius storms the compound and the sorcerers defending it are cut down.
Set in Kamar-Taj, Kathmandu — The hidden compound in Kathmandu where Kaecilius's zealots attack the sorcerers at the start. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Court, London — Exterior of the street where the thieves flee after robbing the Kamar-Taj library; the library interior is a studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard junction, London — The junction where the Ancient One stops the fleeing thieves. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hospital and the crash (2016)
Stephen Strange, a star neurosurgeon, picks only glory cases at the hospital and turns away the rest. A car crash leaves his hands wrecked.
Set in New York hospital and roads — The New York hospital where Strange works, and the road where his car crashes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Northfleet, Kent, by the River Thames — The Lamborghini crash scene was filmed here, with cameras shooting up to 1000 frames per second. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London — This London tower stood in for a New York City building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at LondonEast-UK Business and Technical Park, Dagenham — Used for the interior of the New York hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at West End Avenue and West 86th Street, Upper West Side, New York — Corner used for Strange's garage, where his Lamborghini is kept. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at George Washington Bridge, New York — The Lamborghini crosses the bridge before the crash. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Kathmandu, looking for Kamar-Taj (2016)
Strange arrives in Kathmandu with almost nothing and asks locals for Kamar-Taj. He is robbed of his watch, then led through the alleys toward the compound.
Set in Kathmandu streets — The alleys where Strange asks strangers for Kamar-Taj and is robbed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Thamel, Kathmandu — Location filming in Nepal included Thamel and New Road. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey, England — A real Kathmandu street was replicated here as a set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Inside Kamar-Taj and its library (2016)
Wong gives Strange a tour of the library, which holds sacred texts and a restricted private collection. Strange starts reading ahead on his own.
Set in Kamar-Taj library — The library of sacred texts, with a restricted private collection.
Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey, England — The inside of Kamar-Taj was built here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Mirror Dimension (2016)
The Ancient One catches Strange breaking the library rule and drops him into a copy of the world. She says the order uses it to train, watch for threats and contain them.
Set in Mirror Dimension — A copy of the world where nothing done there harms the real one.
The New York Sanctum (2016)
A rushed warning about London sends the order to New York, where Strange meets the Sanctum's master. The attackers arrive and Strange is pulled into his first real fight.
Set in Sanctum Sanctorum, Bleecker Street — The New York Sanctum, number 177A in the film, in Greenwich Village. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey, England — Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum was built as a set here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at West 12th Street and West 4th Street corner, West Village, New York — Location filming for the street in front of the Sanctum where Strange walks out; the portal is CG. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The chase through New York (2016)
Strange follows an enemy through the streets of New York and the fight spills into the Mirror Dimension, where a ring-less enemy can still kill him.
Set in New York streets — The streets where Strange follows an enemy before the fight spills into the Mirror Dimension. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hell's Kitchen, New York — Filming took place in this Manhattan neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Flatiron District, New York — Production moved here in April 2016. Street scenes near Madison Avenue and East 30th Street; the Stan Lee cameo bus scene at East 32nd Street and Madison Avenue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Hong Kong Sanctum (2016)
Wong holds the Hong Kong Sanctum against an attack, with Kaecilius's group turning on the last outpost.
Set in Hong Kong Sanctum — The last Sanctum still standing, held by Wong. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey, England — A Hong Kong street with over 80 neon signs and a giant roof was built here. Location shooting in Hong Kong was planned first. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu — Filming location, said to be where Strange crosses a bridge Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Swayambhunath, Kathmandu — Filming location, said to be the temple Strange travels to visit Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Patan Durbar Square, Patan — Filming location; the matching scene is not given in the source Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Exeter College Chapel, Oxford — Filming location; the matching scene is not given in the source Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Stephen Strange — A star neurosurgeon whose hands are wrecked in a car crash and who goes looking for a cure.
- Wong — The librarian of Kamar-Taj who shows Strange the rules.
- Kaecilius — A former Master who turned on the order and leads the attackers.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Hong Kong street in Doctor Strange really filmed?
- Was Strange's Kathmandu really Kathmandu?