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Harry Potter

Bodleian Library

Oxford · United Kingdom  ·  The Hogwarts library

Harry Potter filmed at Bodleian Library, Oxford. Duke Humfrey's Library stood in for the Restricted Section; the Divinity School became the infirmary. On screen it's Hogwarts library.

Bodleian Library, Oxford
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Where to go

51.754061, -1.254696

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Harry Potter (2001)
On screen
Hogwarts library
In real life
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
90 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Bodleian Library today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Harry Potter film at Bodleian Library?
At 51.754061, -1.254696 in Oxford. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Bodleian Library?
Open to the public, ticketed. Allow about 90 minutes.
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