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What temple was used in the last crusade?

The Last Crusade, the third movie in the Indiana Jones series, was filmed in the ancient city of Petra which can be reached by horse or camel via the Siq, a narrow opening in the cliffs. Explore Al Khazneh temple, known in the film as the Canyon of the Crescent Moon where the Holy Grail was hidden.



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Filming took place in the Tabernas Desert in Spain's Almería province, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park as well as at Bürresheim Castle in West Germany and Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England. The film was also shot at North Weald Airfield and Stowe School, Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Arches National Park.

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The exterior shots of the Holy Grail Temple were filmed in Petra, Jordan. However, interior scenes of the temple were filmed in London, England at Elstree Studios.

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Several scenes from the legendary blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade were filmed in Petra. In the film's climactic final scenes, actors Harrison Ford and Sean Connery burst forth from the Siq and walk deep into the labyrinths of the Treasury to find the Holy Grail.

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In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Sean Connery played Harrison Ford's father. When the film was released in May 1986, Connery was 58 and Ford was 46, leaving a mere 12-year gap between the on-screen father and son.

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Ford was 46 years old during the filming of the next film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Incidentally, James Bond famed actor Sean Connery played Ford's father in this film. Ford again made a cameo in Mystery of the Blues, Season 2, Episode 5 of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993).

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The seventh and final site was the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, unknown to much of the world before 1989. That year, the city's carved rose-red sandstone facades were featured in the blockbuster film Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. In the film, Petra stood in for where Indiana Jones finds the Holy Grail.

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The city of Venice was used as a filming location, including the city's library. Petra in Jordan was used for the temple at the end of the movie. Opening shots of the desert were filmed in the U.S. at Utah's Arches National Park. However, most of the other desert shots were filmed in Spain's Tabernas Desert.

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