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Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Where Ocean's Twelve says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Amsterdam's station is in Haarlem, Europol is a city hall, and the thief's villa is on Lake Como

Scenes and places

Benedict's two-week ultimatum (2004)

Terry Benedict tracks down all eleven members of Danny Ocean's crew. He demands the $160 million they took plus $38 million in interest, and gives them two weeks.

Set in Benedict's demand — The plot summary gives no place for the scene where Benedict sets the deadline.

A former power plant of the Sears mail-order complex on Chicago's West Side.

Filmed at Power House, Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex, Chicago — George Clooney and Matt Damon filmed a scene in the Power House. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Arrival at Amsterdam Centraal (2004)

Short of money, Danny's crew moves the job to Amsterdam, away from U.S. authorities. The train from the Netherlands' capital is where the plan starts.

Set in Amsterdam Centraal — The story's Amsterdam station, where the crew arrives to stage a heist. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Amsterdam's main railway station, opened in 1889.

Filmed at Haarlem railway station, platform 3a — The scenes meant to portray Amsterdam Centraal were shot on platform 3a at Haarlem. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The crew's base in Amsterdam (2004)

An informant named Matsui tips the crew off to the first stock certificate ever issued. They plan a complicated series of schemes to get it.

Set in The crew's Amsterdam hotel — The plot summary mentions the crew's accommodation but not its name; the hotel's own page says it was a key Amsterdam filming location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A hotel made of several canal houses on the Prinsengracht.

Filmed at Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam — The hotel appeared as one of the key Amsterdam filming locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at KattenKabinet, Amsterdam — The museum served as a filming location; the scene it was used for is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lahiri investigates at Europol (2004)

After the stock certificate is stolen by the Night Fox, Europol detective Isabel Lahiri is called in. She realizes the crew got an idea for their heist from her own story.

Set in Europol headquarters, The Hague — Europol's real seat is in The Hague; the film shot its Europol scenes at the city hall instead. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Hague's city hall, a white building by Richard Meier, standing in for the police agency.

Filmed at The Hague City Hall — In the film it serves as the headquarters of Europol. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Toulour's villa on Lake Como (2004)

The crew learns the Night Fox is François Toulour, a French baron with a villa on Lake Como. Danny goes there, steals his paintings and confronts him.

Set in Toulour's villa, Lake Como — The plot places the villa of François Toulour on Lake Como; the point is the lake's wikidata coordinate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A grand villa on Lake Como's shore at Cernobbio, used today for events.

Filmed at Villa Erba, Cernobbio — The building and grounds were used as the villa of a gentleman thief named François Toulour. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Villa Oleandra, Laglio — Some scenes were filmed at this villa; the coordinate is the village's, not the villa's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Gare du Nord, Paris — Paris scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sorbonne, Paris — Paris scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Australian Embassy, Paris — Paris scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily — Sicily scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Monte Carlo Casino — Monte Carlo scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Bellagio, Las Vegas — Las Vegas casino Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at L. Woods restaurant, Lincolnwood, Illinois — Chicago scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Winnetka, Illinois — Chicago scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Danny Ocean — The leader of the crew, who must repay the casino owner Terry Benedict within two weeks.
• Isabel Lahiri — A Europol detective, once Rusty's partner, who investigates the theft.
• François Toulour — A wealthy French baron and gentleman thief known as the Night Fox, with a villa on Lake Como.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Ocean's Twelve's Amsterdam Centraal really filmed?
• Which building played Europol in Ocean's Twelve?