Fort Ricasoli

What was filmed at Fort Ricasoli?

• Gladiator (2000)

  Rome and the Colosseum set. It played Ancient Rome and the Colosseum.

• Gladiator II (2024)

  Rome rebuilt for the sequel. It played Ancient Rome.

• Game of Thrones (2011–2019)

  S1E3 'Lord Snow' opening: King Robert's royal procession, with the Starks, rides in through Fort Ricasoli's main gate into the city; a stag's head was added digitally above the gate. It played The King's Gate of King's Landing.

• Game of Thrones (2011–2019) · S1 E5 · “The Wolf and the Lion”

  Arya, filthy after getting lost in the dungeons, tries to get back into the Red Keep and is turned away by guards who take her for a street urchin until she insists she's the Hand's daughter. It played The gate of the Red Keep.

  Reported by guides; not yet confirmed on set records.

• Napoleon (2023)

  The fort, extended with CGI, was transformed into the British-held citadel for the Siege of Toulon, Napoleon's first victory. It played Toulon, 1793.

• Assassin's Creed (2016)

  A copy of the Alhambra's Court of the Lions was built inside the fort for the scene where the Sultan's son is handed over. It played The Alhambra, Granada.

• Agora (2009)

  The film's huge set of ancient Alexandria, the largest ever built on the island at the time, was constructed inside the fort. It played Ancient Alexandria.

• Das Boot (2018–2023)

  Fort Ricasoli was one of the main land locations for Das Boot season three, filmed in Malta in 2021. It played Wartime settings in season 3 (exact role not published).

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