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    Old Royal Naval College (Greenwich, UK)

    One of the most important baroque buildings in England, the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich was originally planned as a royal palace but eventually became a marine hospital , then served as Royal Naval College from 1873 to 1998.

    With its four symmetrical buildings, twin cupolas and spectacular Painted Hall, the ensemble has served as a shooting location for a multitude of films.

    photo of Baroque builing in Greenwich
    The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich (picture by Martin Falbisoner)

    Among these LES MISERABLES (2012) by Tom Hooper starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway and THE DUCHESS (2008) by Saul Dibb with Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes and Dominic Cooper in the leads.
    Tom Hooper returned to the Old Royal Naval College for his film THE KING’S SPEECH (2010) which won three European Film Awards (Actor, Editor and the People’s Choice Award), four Oscars, seven BAFTAs, an Italian David di Donatello, a Catalan Gaudi, a Polish

    Ian Alchin

    To celebrate the distinction, the emblem was unveiled in the Visitor Centre, by Ian Alchin, who served as Estate Operations Manager and supervised all filming at the Old Royal Naval College from 2007 to 2022. Under his watch films and TV shows such as LES MISERABLES, THE KING’S SPEECH, THOR: THE DARK WORLD, THE CROWN, BRIDGERTON, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES amongst others were filmed on location in the buildings and grounds of the Old Royal Naval College.

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