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| All of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, from [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original]] through ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' to the [[Miniseries]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|beyond]], have made use of location shooting to provide some of the background and scope for the storyline. | | All of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, from [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original]] through [[Galactica 1980|1980]] to the [[miniseries]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|beyond]], have made use of location shooting to provide some of the background and scope for the storyline. |
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| The Re-imagined Series is filmed in [[w:Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]] and most of the location shoots have been done within the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The primary reference for RDM filming locations is the fan site battlestarlocations.com, built with participation from production personnel; Pat Suwalski's Season 1 guide at pat.suwalski.net is an additional primary source for early season locations. | | The Re-imagined Series is filmed in [[w:Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[w:Canada|Canada]] and most of the location shoots have been done within the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. |
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| ==Miniseries filming locations== | | ==[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]] [[Miniseries]] Filming Locations== |
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| * '''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]] standing sets''' | | * Baltar's House |
| : The [[Miniseries]] was shot at a larger studio facility than the regular series, in which all interconnected sets were built: [[Officer's quarters|Adama's quarters]], an [[airlock]], [[CIC]], several multipurpose rooms, many hallways, ''[[Colonial One]]'' and the [[hangar deck]]. This made it possible to follow a character continuously from the hallways to the hangar deck in a single shot. When production moved to the regular series, a smaller studio required the sets to be split apart.
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| * '''[[Colonial One]] interior'''
| | : Baltar's house on [[Caprica]] was filmed at a home on the [[w:British Columbia provincial highway 99|Sea to Sky Highway]], north of [[w:Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia|Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia]], Canada. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/fboosman/138193424|title=Baltar's House on Flickr|date=April 21, 2006|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.boosman.com/blog/2006/05/baltars_house.html|title=Frank Boosman's Blog - Baltar's House|date=May 1, 2006|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Ronald Moore comments about filming at this location, and the noise of nearby construction in the [[Podcast:Resurrection Ship, Part I|podcast]] for "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]". |
| : The cargo bay/storage area scenes aboard Colonial One were shot on the car deck of one of the [[w:BC Ferries|BC Ferries]] vessels running between Vancouver and Victoria.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_miniseries_colonial_one_ferry">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Interior%20Colonial%20One%2C%20storage%20bay%20was%20the%20car%20deck|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''Baltar's house on [[Caprica]]''' | | * Laura Roslin's Doctor's Office |
| : The house used as [[Gaius Baltar]]'s Caprica home in the Miniseries — and reused in [[33|"33"]], "[[Valley of Darkness]]," and other early episodes — is a private residence on Tidewater Way in Lions Bay, [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], on the [[w:British Columbia Highway 99|Sea to Sky Highway]] north of [[w:Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia|Horseshoe Bay]].<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_baltars_house_lions_bay">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Baltar%27s%20house%2C%20Tidewater%20Way%2C%20Lions%20Bay|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> [[Ronald D. Moore]] comments about filming at this location and the noise of nearby construction in the [[Podcast:Resurrection Ship, Part I|podcast]] for "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]". '''Note:''' a different house in West Vancouver (designed by the same architect) was used for Baltar's home in "[[Daybreak, Part I]]" and "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"; a third, smaller house in West Vancouver served as Baltar's father's home in those episodes. Do not conflate these three locations.
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| * '''[[Laura Roslin]]'s doctor's office'''
| | : Laura Roslin's doctor's office, where she receives bad news, was filmed at 1540 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, a home which has been featured in Architectural Digest.<br> Judging from the staircases, Lee Adama's flashbacks in "[[Black Market]]" were also filmed there. |
| : Roslin's doctor's office, where she receives her cancer diagnosis, was filmed at the [[Waterfall Building]], 1540 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC — a concrete and glass live-work loft complex designed by [[Arthur Erickson]] with Nick Milkovich Architects (completed 2001), notable for its water-screen courtyard near Granville Island. The same building recurs throughout the series: it serves as [[Kara Thrace]]'s Delphi apartment (Season 1–2), [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon's]] apartment on [[Caprica]] ("[[Downloaded]]"), Kara's detention cell on [[New Caprica]] ("[[Occupation]]," "[[Precipice]]," "[[Exodus, Part I|Exodus]]"), [[Lee Adama]]'s flashback scenes ("[[Black Market]]"), [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[New Caprica]] apartment, and Kara's apartment in "[[Daybreak, Part I]]."<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_waterfall_building_all_uses">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Roslin%27s%20doctor%27s%20office%2C%20Waterfall%20Building%2C%201540%20West%202nd%20Avenue|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''[[Caprica City]] Riverwalk Market''' | | * Riverwalk Market, Caprica City |
| : The Riverwalk Market scene — labeled "Riverwalk Market, Caprica City" on screen — was filmed at the Academic Quadrangle of [[w:Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]] in [[w:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, British Columbia]]. The same quadrangle is visible again in "[[Epiphanies]]."<ref>{{cite companion|page=30|season=1}}</ref>
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| * '''[[Botanical Cruiser]] interior'''
| | : This was shot at [[w:Simon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser University]] in [[w:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, British Columbia]]<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=30|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> and can also be seen in "[[Epiphanies]]". |
| : The interior of the sublight Botanical Cruiser was filmed at the [[w:Bloedel Conservatory|Bloedel Conservatory]] atop [[w:Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia|Queen Elizabeth Park]], Vancouver (4600 Cambie Street; east park entrance at 33rd Avenue and Ontario Street). The only set piece added was the bench on which the young girl sits; the dome roof was modified in post-production to show a window into space. A conservatory receptionist confirmed the location to location scout Pat Suwalski.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_bloedel_miniseries">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=A%20receptionist%20at%20the%20Conservatory%20verified%20this%20location|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_botanical_cruiser_bloedel">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Botanical%20Cruiser%2C%20Bloedel%20Floral%20Conservatory%2C%20Cambie%20Street|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The conservatory opened December 6, 1969 as Vancouver's Canadian Centennial project; it is a triodetic dome of 1,490 plexiglass bubbles set into a 2,324-piece aluminum framework, standing 70 feet at its apex. It holds City of Vancouver Class-A Heritage Building status and is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.<ref group="production" name="cityofvancouver_bloedel_heritage_donation">{{cite web|url=https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/bloedel-conservatory.aspx#:~:text=generous%20donation%20from%20Prentice%20Bloedel|title=Bloedel Conservatory|publisher=City of Vancouver|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> | |
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| * '''[[Ragnar Anchorage]]''' | | * [[Botanical Cruiser]] |
| : Ragnar Anchorage was filmed across two separate private locations. The '''exterior''' of the station was filmed at Vancouver Wharves in [[w:North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]]. The '''interior''' — including the dark corridor scenes and the large ordnance room where [[Aaron Doral]] is abandoned — was filmed at the Lantic Sugar mill on the Vancouver waterfront, using an abandoned [[w:potash|potash]] silo and an inter-building walkway. During production, seagulls landing on the walkway and audibly squawking caused repeated interruptions.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_ragnar_station_lantic_wharves">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/locations-guide/miniseries-ragnar-station#:~:text=Exterior%3A%20Vancouver%20Wharves%2C%20North%20Vancouver|title=Miniseries – Ragnar Station|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The interior potash silo was subsequently reused as the [[Temple of Five]] for "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" and "[[Rapture]]."<ref>{{cite rdm podcast|episode=The Eye of Jupiter|id=ragnarset}}</ref><ref group="production" name="bassom_official_companion_p34_ragnar">{{cite book|last=Bassom|first=David|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=34|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1-84576-097-2}}</ref>
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| ==Season 1 filming locations== | | : The interior of the sublight Botanical Cruiser, that was left behind, was filmed at the [[w:Bloedel Floral Conservatory|Bloedel Conservatory]], at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC. The east entrance to the park is from 33rd Avenue where it intersects with Ontario Street <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/Parks/parks/queenelizabeth/map.htm|title=Map of Queen Elizabeth Park|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. (The shape of the Blodel Conservatory looks remarkably similar to the domes of the USS Valley Forge spaceship from Silent Running, images of which were used as the [[Agro Ship]] in the original series, which is the model upon which the Botanical Cruiser was later based. There are other examples of these kind of dome shaped greenhouses from the early 1970's, which may have inspired the original model design). |
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| * '''"[[33]]"'''
| | ==[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]] Regular Series Filming Locations== |
| : The forest sequences where {{callsign|Karl Agathon}} draws the Cylons into his claymore trap were filmed at [[w:Lynn Canyon Park|Lynn Canyon Park]], south end of the Bear Trail, 3663 Park Road, Lynn Valley, North Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_33_lynn_canyon">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Helo%20and%20Six%2C%20Sharon%20shoots%20Six%20(33)%2C%20Lynn%20Canyon%20Park|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite companion|season=1|page=47}}</ref> The Helo/Sharon camp scenes were filmed at the Quarry Picnic area in Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_33_cypress_camp">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Helo%20and%20Sharon%2C%20Camp%20(33)%2C%20Quarry%20Picnic%20area%2C%20Cypress%20Provincial%20Park|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Bastille Day]]"''' | | * [[Quorum of Twelve]] meeting site |
| : The [[Caprica City]] street scenes where Helo and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon]] are on the run were filmed near the [[w:Vancouver Public Library|Vancouver Public Library]] (Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, Downtown Vancouver) — a Colosseum-inspired nine-storey building designed by Moshe Safdie, Richard Archambault and Barry Downs, which opened May 26, 1995.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_vpl_bastille_day">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=Vancouver%20Public%20Library|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="vpl_history_opens_may_1995">{{cite web|url=https://www.vpl.ca/story-of-central-library#:~:text=Central%20Library%20officially%20opens|title=Story of the Central Library|publisher=Vancouver Public Library|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> | | *: The Quorum of Twelve meeting site was filmed at the [http://www.chancentre.com/ Chan Centre], 6265 Crescent Road, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This building also features prominently in the television series ''The 4400''. |
| : The interiors of the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' prison ship were shot at the Port Mann Power Station, 14300 117th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia.<ref>See: [[Sources:Bastille Day]]</ref>
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| * '''"[[Act of Contrition]]"''' | | * ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' interior |
| : Zak Adama's funeral was filmed at Mountainview Cemetery, north of 33rd Avenue, Vancouver. The Caprica City bomb shelter where Helo and Sharon make camp was the interior of The Alibi Room restaurant, 157 Alexander Street, Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_act_of_contrition_locations">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Zak%27s%20funeral%20location%20(Act%20of%20Contrition)%2C%20Mountainview%20Cemetery|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> | | *: The garden scenes on ''Cloud Nine'' in "[[Colonial Day]]" were shot in the rose garden of the University of British Columbia. |
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| * '''"[[Litmus]]"''' | | * [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] |
| : The rooftop scenes depicting Cylon-occupied Caprica — where Six, Doral and Sharon watch Helo — were shot on the roof of Pub 340, 340 Cambie Street (Helo's fire escape side), and on a rooftop to the east across the street from the Dominion Building, 207 West Hastings Street; the Dominion Building's distinctive red roof is visible in the background and the BC Hydro Building appears in the far distance.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_dominion_litmus">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=shot%20on%20a%20building%20rooftop%20to%20the%20East%20across%20the%20street%20from%20the%20Dominion%20Building|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The wide shot of the Cylon-occupied city skyline reveals a ScotiaBank building at 650 West Georgia Street, which first made it apparent to viewers that the series was filmed in Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_scotiabank_litmus">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Cylon%20occupied%20Scotia%20Bank%20building%20(Litmus)%2C%20650%20West%20Georgia%20Street|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The old Woodwards Building on West Hastings Street was also used for Six, Doral and Sharon on the rooftop; the Woodwards Building was subsequently demolished. | | *: Most of the outdoor and forest scenes in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" through "[[Fragged]]" and the "Home" two-parter were shot at Widgeon Slough near Port Coquitlam, BC. Widgeon Slough is located within Pinecone Burke Provincial Park <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/pinecone.html|title=Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Information site|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. |
| | *: The opera house from Baltar's vision is [[w:Orpheum (Vancouver)|Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre]]. It is located at the corner of Smithe at Seymour in the city's downtown <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/theatres/orpheum/orpheum.html|title=Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre information site|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. |
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| * '''"[[Flesh and Bone]]"''' | | * [[New Caprica City]] |
| : The dream sequence where [[Laura Roslin]] runs through a field, and the swing set scene with Six and Doral, were both filmed at the south end of Robert Burnaby Park near the baseball diamond, located off Edmonds Street and 4th Street in Burnaby.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_flesh_and_bone_burnaby_park">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Roslin%27s%20dream%20sequence%20(Flesh%20and%20Bone)%2C%20south%20end%20of%20Robert%20Burnaby%20Park|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> | | *: The tent city in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" and beyond was constructed near Richmond, BC. |
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| * '''"[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"''' | | * Various scenes on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] |
| : The bridge interchange where a Six and a Five discuss the search for Helo was the sunken parking garage ramp on West Cordova Street (westbound, just after Burrard Street). The ramp occupies the middle lanes of the road; the round green-glass Fairmont Waterfront Hotel is visible at the top of the ramp in the background.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_west_cordova_tigh">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=West%20Cordova%20Street|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
| | ** In "[[33]]", the forest that [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] runs through to draw the Cylons into his claymore trap was filmed in [[w:Lynne Valley Park|Lynne Valley Park]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=47|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> |
| | ** In "[[Bastille Day]]", Vancouver's famous Public Library building can be seen. |
| | ** The University of British Columbia's [[w:University of British Columbia Library|Koerner Library]] appears briefly in "[[Colonial Day]]". |
| | ** The place where Helo and Sharon stay at the beginning of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" is near the Transportation Centre of Simon Fraser University. |
| | ** The exterior of the [[Delphi Museum]] is the university's West Mall Centre. |
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| * '''"[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"''' | | * [[Algae planet]] |
| : The farmhouse where Helo and Sharon spend the night was filmed at the North Shore Equestrian Centre, 1301 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver (near Capilano University; private — contact before visiting). The gravel road where Six is seen walking was Inter River Park, also in North Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_hand_of_god_equestrian">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Helo%20and%20Sharon%20farmhouse%20(Hand%20of%20God)%2C%20North%20Shore%20Equestrian%20Centre|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
| | *: The outdoor sequences set on the Algae planet in "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" were filmed in a barren area near the city of [[w:Kamloops, British Columbia|Kamloops, British Columbia]] <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=videoBlog&vid=46979|title=Video Blog entry|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. Specifically, some of the filming was done off of East Shuswap Road <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://bsgtns.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=29|title=bsgtns.com Forum post|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. |
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| * '''"[[Colonial Day]]"''' | |
| : The ''[[Cloud 9]]'' garden scenes and the reporters' flagpole lawn were filmed at the UBC Rose Garden, [[w:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]], Vancouver. The Quorum of Twelve meeting and the Cloud 9 interior scenes were filmed at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC — a cylindrical zinc-clad concert hall designed by Bing Thom Architects (opened May 1997). The scenic crew covered the building's name with a painted sheet, though the bottom of the letters remains faintly visible in some shots.<ref group="production" name="suwalski_bsg_chan_centre_colonial_day">{{cite web|url=http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/#:~:text=Chan%20Centre%20for%20the%20Performing%20Arts|title=BSG – Season 1 Locations|author=Pat Suwalski|date=2005|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The scene where Helo runs from two Number Sixes was filmed at the Koerner Library, UBC.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_koerner_colonial_day">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Sharon%20and%20Helo%20attack%20the%20Cylon%20base%20(Colonial%20Day)%2C%20Koerner%20Library|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> | |
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| * '''"[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]"'''
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| : The steps in front of the SFU Academic Quadrangle (off Gaglardi Way, Burnaby) served as the location where Helo shoots Sharon. The exterior of the [[Delphi Museum]] was the West Mall Centre of Simon Fraser University; the underground stairs and the stairs on Gaglardi Way were the Transportation Centre. The [[w:Orpheum (Vancouver)|Orpheum Theatre]] (on Smithe Street at Seymour, Downtown Vancouver) was used for [[Gaius Baltar]]'s opera house vision — new footage was shot there again for "[[Rapture]]" and "[[Crossroads, Part I]]." The Orpheum opened November 7, 1927 and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on November 15, 1979.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_kobol_sfu_orpheum">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Opera%20House%20(Kobol%27s%20Last%20Gleaming%20II)%2C%20850%20block%20on%20the%20Corner%20of%20Smithe%20Street|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="historicplaces_orpheum_nhs_1979">{{cite web|url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=82#:~:text=National%20Historic%20Site%20of%20Canada|title=Orpheum Theatre National Historic Site|publisher=Parks Canada / Historic Places Initiative|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| : The Raptor crash site on Kobol was Widgeon Slough (private access road), within [[w:Pinecone Burke Provincial Park|Pinecone Burke Provincial Park]] near Port Coquitlam, BC. This forest location was reused for subsequent Kobol scenes through "[[Fragged]]" and the "Home" two-parter.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_widgeon_slough_kobol">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Raptor%20crash%20site%20(Kobol%27s%20Last%20Gleaming%20II)%2C%20Widgeon%20Slough%2C%20private%20road|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| : [[Kara Thrace]]'s Caprica apartment and the car garage scenes were filmed at the Waterfall Building (see [[#Miniseries filming locations|Miniseries]] entry above). The Adama drowning-baby sequence was also filmed at Widgeon Slough.
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| * '''"[[The Farm]]"'''
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| : The exterior of Kara's hospital on Caprica was [[w:Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam)|Riverview Hospital]], 2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, BC. Riverview opened in 1913 as the "Hospital for the Mind" and operated until July 2012; its grounds have served as a filming location for dozens of productions including ''The X-Files,'' ''Supernatural,'' and ''Deadpool 2.'' It is now the səmiq̓ʷəʔelə/Riverview site, managed by BC Housing in partnership with the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation. The scenes of Kara being shot and escaping with Helo on Caprica were filmed at Robert Burnaby Park.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_the_farm_riverview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Kara%27s%20hospital%20(The%20Farm)%2C%20exterior%20is%20Riverview%20Hospital%2C%202601%20Lougheed%20Highway|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Home, Part I]]" and "[[Home, Part II]]"'''
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| : Elosha's death and the Kobol campsite were filmed at [[w:Lynn Canyon Park|Lynn Canyon Park]] (off the gravel access road and south end of the Bear Trail). The exterior of the [[Tomb of Athena]] and the mountain path sequences were shot at a private quarry (active and dangerous — not accessible to the public). The interior of the Tomb — including the field representing "Earth" — was filmed at Deer Lake Park, at the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Deer Lake Parkway, Burnaby.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_home_lynn_quarry_deer_lake">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Interior%20Tomb%20of%20Athena%E2%80%94field%20on%20%22Earth%22%20(Home%20II)%2C%20Royal%20Oak%20Avenue|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Epiphanies]]"'''
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| : The Caprica Riverwalk flashback scenes and President [[Richard Adar]]'s office were filmed at Simon Fraser University (Academic Quadrangle and other campus buildings).
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| * '''"[[Downloaded]]"'''
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| : Sharon's Caprica apartment and the outdoor Cylon hangout were filmed at the Waterfall Building.
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| * '''"[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" and "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"'''
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| : The scenes of [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] reuniting with [[Samuel Anders]] on occupied Caprica were filmed at Capilano Park, 3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver. The New Caprica City tent settlement was constructed near Richmond, BC, on a private site off Blundell Road (the site now has warehouses).<ref name="p35">{{cite companion|season=3|page=35}}</ref> The [[New Caprica Police]] graduation ceremony interiors were shot at [[w:BC Place|BC Place Stadium]], Vancouver.
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| ==Season 3 filming locations==
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| * '''"[[Occupation]]," "[[Precipice]]," "[[Exodus, Part I]]," "[[Exodus, Part II]]"'''
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| : Kara's detention cell in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] was the same room used for her Delphi apartment — the Waterfall Building. The New Caprica City exterior was the Richmond site (as above). Breeder's Canyon was Upper Coquitlam River Park, 1791 Pipeline Road, Coquitlam. The Cylon firing squad location was the private quarry used for Kobol scenes in Season 2 (active and dangerous).<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_s3_occupation_locations">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Kara%27s%20cell%20(Occupation%2C%20Precipice%2C%20Exodus%20I%20%26%20II)%2C%20Waterfall%20building|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Torn]]"'''
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| : The beach scenes with Six and Gaius were filmed at Third Beach in [[w:Stanley Park|Stanley Park]], Vancouver. The forest projection sequence was shot in the woods immediately north of the Third Beach parking lot.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_torn_third_beach">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Beach%20with%20Six%20and%20Gaius%20(Torn)%2C%203rd%20Beach%20in%20Stanley%20Park|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[The Eye of Jupiter]]" and "[[Rapture]]"'''
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| : The outdoor surface and base camp sequences on the [[algae planet]] were filmed on private land near [[w:Kamloops|Kamloops]], British Columbia — specifically at a formation of hoodoo rock pillars off East Shuswap Road. The location was referred to informally by crew as the "hot fudge sundae planet" during scouting. Location photography and behind-the-scenes images were provided to battlestarlocations.com by the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission, the regional film commission serving the [[w:Thompson-Nicola Regional District|Thompson-Nicola Regional District]].<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_kamloops_algae_hoodoos">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/filming-in-kamloops.html#:~:text=scouting%20%27the%20Hoodoos%27%20for%20use%20as%20the%20algae%20planet|title=Filming in Kamloops|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="imdb_eye_of_jupiter_east_shuswap_hoodoos">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887221/#:~:text=filmed%20in%20Kamloops%2C%20British%20Columbia%2C%20off%20East%20Shuswap%20Road|title=The Eye of Jupiter – Filming Locations|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| : The interior of the [[Temple of Five]] was filmed at the Lantic Sugar mill — the same abandoned potash silo previously used for [[Ragnar Anchorage]] interiors in the Miniseries — partially redressed through visual effects to produce the temple's spires and lighting effects.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_temple_lantic_sugar">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Temple%20of%20Five%20(Eye%20of%20Jupiter%2C%20Rapture)%2C%20silo%20at%20Lantic%20Sugar%20mill|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[A Day in the Life]]"'''
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| : The house seen in [[William Adama|Adama]]'s flashbacks with Carolanne was a private residence in North Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_a_day_in_life_adama_house">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Adama%20and%20Carolanne%27s%20house%20(A%20Day%20in%20the%20Life)%2C%20North%20Vancouver%2C%20private|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Dirty Hands]]"'''
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| : The tylium ship was filmed at the Lantic Sugar mill, the same facility used for Ragnar Anchorage and the Temple of Five.
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| * '''"[[Maelstrom]]"'''
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| : [[Socrata Thrace]]'s apartment was filmed at Gate 6, West 6th Avenue, Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_maelstrom_socrata_apartment">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Socrata%20Thrace%27s%20apartment%20(Maelstrom)%2C%20Gate%206%2C%20West%206th%20Avenue|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| ==Season 4 filming locations==
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| * '''"[[Faith]]"'''
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| : [[Laura Roslin]]'s vision of the afterlife shore was filmed at Barnet Marine Park, Burnaby. The vision boat was the MV Abitibi, which departed out of False Creek and up the Burrard Inlet; it was located at the Plaza of Nations, Dock B.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_faith_boat_shore">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=The%20Shore%20(Faith)%2C%20Barnet%20Marine%20Park%2C%20Burnaby|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Revelations]]"'''
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| : The irradiated first Earth surface scenes were filmed at [[w:Centennial Beach, Delta|Centennial Beach]], Boundary Bay Road, [[w:Tsawwassen|Tsawwassen]], [[w:Delta, British Columbia|Delta]], British Columbia — a shoreline within Boundary Bay Regional Park, south of Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_revelations_centennial_beach">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Nuked%20Earth%20(Revelations)%2C%20Centennial%20Beach%2C%20Boundary%20Bay%20Road%2C%20Tsawwassen|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]"'''
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| : The Centennial Beach location was used again for Kara Thrace's tree. The separate scene of Kara, [[Leoben Conoy]], and the wreckage of her [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] was filmed at Beach Grove Park, 6051 17A Avenue, Tsawwassen — a different location approximately 2 km from Centennial Beach.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_sometimes_beach_grove">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Kara%2C%20Leoben%20and%20remnants%20of%20her%20Viper%20on%20Earth%20(Sometimes%20a%20Great%20Notion)%2C%20Beach%20Grove%20Park|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| * '''"[[Daybreak, Part I]]," "[[Daybreak, Part II]]," "[[Daybreak, Part III]]"'''
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| : The Caprica flashback sequences used several Vancouver locations. Roslin swims in the Simon Fraser University fountain in the Academic Quadrangle. A new house in West Vancouver (designed by the same architect as Baltar's Lions Bay home) served as Baltar's Caprica home. A smaller house in West Vancouver, below the new Baltar house, served as Baltar's father's home. Lee Adama's apartment was the Ironworks Building, 235 Alexander Street at Main Street, Vancouver. Sam Anders' pyramid rehabilitation room was the exercise room at Vancouver Film Studios. The strip club scene was filmed at Butter nightclub, 11935 207th Street, Maple Ridge. Roslin's Caprica apartment was the Waterfall Building (east-side penthouse).
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| : The new Earth settlement sequences were filmed on private land near [[w:Kamloops|Kamloops]], BC — the same general area used for the algae planet in Season 3, this time using the Kamloops grasslands rather than the hoodoos.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_daybreak_earth2_kamloops">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Earth%202.0%2C%20Kamloops%2C%20private%20land|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref> The present-day epilogue newsstand sequence was filmed at the plaza at the north end of Hornby Street along Hastings Street, Downtown Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_daybreak_newsstand_hornby">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Earth%2C%20present%20day%2C%20plaza%20at%20the%20north%20end%20of%20Hornby|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| ==Razor filming locations==
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| * The interior of the Cylon laboratory was [[w:Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam)|Riverview Hospital]], 2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam (interior). The exterior of the laboratory was a stage building exterior at Vancouver Film Studios. Admiral Cain's childhood flashbacks were filmed at the Vancouver Fire Department Training Facility, Vancouver (private).<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_razor_riverview_vfs">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Interior%20Cylon%20lab%2C%20Riverview%20Hospital%20interior%2C%202601%20Lougheed%20Highway|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| ==The Plan filming locations==
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| * The pyramid training site was filmed at Mid Valley in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, North Vancouver (accessed via Lillooet Road). The pyramid team base was the Northlawn Building on the Riverview Hospital campus, Coquitlam. The bridge scene was Cleveland Dam, Capilano Park, 3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver. The train wreck site was the Justice Institute Training Facility, 13500 256th Street, Maple Ridge (restricted access). Both the Capilano Park and the Riverview campus locations were also used for Resistance and Kara pickup scenes. The interior of the Blue Moon bar was the Balthazar Bar; the building has since been demolished.<ref group="production" name="battlestarlocations_pdf_the_plan_locations">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarlocations.com/uploads/8/1/0/8/8108293/battlestar_galactica_locations_guide.pdf#:~:text=Pyramid%20training%20site%2C%20Mid%20Valley%20in%20the%20Lower%20Seymour%20Conservation%20Reserve|title=Battlestar Galactica Locations Guide|publisher=battlestarlocations.com|accessdate=30 May 2026}}</ref>
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| ==Standing sets==
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| The show's sets include [[Officer's quarters|Adama's quarters]], an [[airlock]], [[CIC]], several multipurpose rooms, many hallways, ''[[Colonial One]]'' and the [[hangar deck]]. The Miniseries was shot in a larger studio, in which all sets were interconnected. That made it possible to follow Kara Thrace from the hallways to the hangar deck in a single shot. With the beginning of the regular series, the production moved to another studio, which made it necessary to split some of the sets apart.
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| == Images ==
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| Image:Adamasquarters.jpg|Floor plan of Adama's quarters.
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| Image:Setplan.jpg|The CIC and its surrounding hallways.
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| Image:UnnamedCapricanCities2.jpg|The [[w:Vancouver Public Library|Vancouver Public Library]] {{TRS|Bastille Day}}.
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| Image:UnnamedCapricanCities7.jpg|A ScotiaBank building in Vancouver {{TRS|Litmus}}.
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| == External Links == | | == External Links == |
| * [http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/ Battlestar Galactica Season 1 Locations] (Pat Suwalski) | | * [http://www.thescifiworld.net/zocalo_d_vancouver2006_01.htm thescifiworld.net] |
| * [http://www.battlestarlocations.com/ Battlestar Galactica Filming Locations] (battlestarlocations.com) | | * [http://pat.suwalski.net/film/bsg-locations/ Battlestar Galactica Locations] |
| * [https://moviemaps.org/movies/18 Battlestar Galactica Filming Locations] (MovieMaps)
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Filming locations (TOS)|Original Series filming locations]]
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| * [[Filming locations (1980)|Galactica 1980 filming locations]]
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