The Da Vinci Code · Filming location
Temple Church
In the story · London: the search among the knights' effigies
Following a riddle about 'a knight a Pope interred', Langdon, Sophie and the British Grail scholar Sir Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen) come to this round 12th-century church of the Knights Templar and search among the stone effigies of knights on the floor. The church sits hidden in a maze of lawyers' courtyards between Fleet Street and the Thames.
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St Paul's Cathedral
830 m away · 11 min on footWren's domed cathedral, with galleries you can climb for a view over the City.
Covent Garden
990 m away · 13 min on footLively piazza with a covered market hall, small shops and street performers.
Tate Modern
1,000 m away · 13 min on footFree modern art museum in a former power station, with a view terrace on the Thames.
Where to stand for the photo
From Church Court, frame the round nave and its conical roof; inside, crouch low to shoot along the row of stone knights on the floor of the round church.
Getting there
- Address: Temple, London EC4Y 7BB, United Kingdom
- Transport
- Temple Underground station (District and Circle lines), about 5 minutes on foot. From Paris, about 2 hours 20 minutes by Eurostar to London St Pancras.
- Access
- Still a working church with limited opening times for visitors: check before you go.
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Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story