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Atlas Studios and the Ouarzazate desert
A filming location from Gladiator II in Ouarzazate.
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The scene
The desert around Ouarzazate, Morocco's long-standing stand-in for the ancient world, staged Lucius's brutal first fight in a makeshift wooden amphitheatre.
How to visit
Atlas Corporation Studios on the edge of town runs guided tours past standing sets from decades of desert epics, and the surrounding plateau is easily reached on a half-day trip. Pair it with the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou nearby.
Address: Atlas Studios, N9, Ouarzazate, Morocco · Open in Google Maps
- Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO-listed mud-brick ksar, is about thirty minutes away.
- The Fint Oasis makes a green contrast to the surrounding desert.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Atlas Studios and the Ouarzazate desert?
- The desert around Ouarzazate, Morocco's long-standing stand-in for the ancient world, staged Lucius's brutal first fight in a makeshift wooden amphitheatre.
- Can you visit Atlas Studios and the Ouarzazate desert?
- Atlas Corporation Studios on the edge of town runs guided tours past standing sets from decades of desert epics, and the surrounding plateau is easily reached on a half-day trip. Pair it with the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou nearby.
- Where is Atlas Studios and the Ouarzazate desert?
- Atlas Studios and the Ouarzazate desert is a real filming location in Ouarzazate. Atlas Studios, N9, Ouarzazate, Morocco
More to film-spot in Ouarzazate
Aït Benhaddou
The fortified mud-brick ksar rising from the desert is the slave town of Zucchabar, where Maximus first fights.
Aït Benhaddou
The ancient earthen ksar, a UNESCO-listed stack of kasbahs above a river, stood in for the walled city of Troy in the film's opening chapter.