After seeing the title, there must be only one movie
wandering in your head, right? So, this time we are going to show you the
locations that exist in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN.
In the movie there are real locations and also imaginary locations which were created for this movie. We will share with you about the real locations, so join us to the Caribbean. Let’s go!
1.TORTUGA
Jack Sparrow and Will Turner in Tortuga |
Tortuga, also known as Tortuga Port,
named by the Spanish after the turtle it
resembled, was an island in the Caribbean,
located north of Hispaniola. Of all the pirate islands
in the Caribbean, none was the equal of Tortuga. Dangerous, boisterous,
drunken, and bawdy, Tortuga was a pirate heaven. The isle of Tortuga became the center of piracy in the 17th century. With
its cantered, rotting docks, weatherbeaten buildings, and odd assortment of
livestock running free, it was far less civilized than Port Royal.
Tortuga appeared to be generally a lawless place, one of the only places a
pirate considered to be free with no governing law,
despite the expansion of the East India Trading Company. Scenes
in Tortuga were filmed primarily in St.
Vincent in the productions of The
Curse of the Black Pearl as well as the back-to-back
productions of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End.
2. PORT ROYAL
Port Royal during 18th century |
3. SINGAPORE
The Singapore concept art |
Singapore was an island city-state located at
the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, Asia. The name
Singapore is derived from the Malay words singa (lion)
and pura (city). Somehow, we feel proud to say this because it is just our neighbour right beside us. J
Sao Feng's bath house in Singapore
became the site of a confrontation between Sao Feng and Hector
Barbossa, during the latter's quest to rescue Jack
Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. The intervention of
the East India Trading Company led to
a full-scale battle in the streets of
Singapore, during which a fireworks factory was destroyed by Jack
the monkey. With haste, Barbossa's
crew set sail in the HaiPeng,
soon followed by Sao Feng himself in the Empress,
intending to track down Jack Sparrow.
4. THE CASPIAN SEA
The Caspian Sea was
the largest lake on Earth by area, with a surface area of 371,000 square
kilometers and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometers. It was a landlocked endorheic body of water lying between Russia and Iran.
It had a maximum depth of about 1,025 meters.
Pirate Captain Hector
Barbossa became Pirate
Lord of the Caspian Sea, and was wanted dead or alive by the East India Trading Company for piracy in the
area. His
predecessor was Borya Palachnik.
5. FORT CHARLES
Jack tried to escape at Fort Charles |
Jack is ready to be hung |
Fort Charles was a stronghold located at the
bustling harbor town of Port Royal. Located on a bluff overlooking the harbor,
Fort Charles was one of England's biggest government fort in the Caribbean.
The fort served as the base of operations for British Royal Navy forces commanded by Commodore James Norrington. Towering
over the town, Fort Charles was supposed to protect the ships of the Royal Navy
moored in the harbor below. The fortress also included the Commodore's
office, a dank prison cellblock and, in the center
courtyard of the fort, a gallows to remind the townspeople just where they were. For Pirates of
the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, scenes in Fort Charles was
built on a three-acre bluff on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los
Angeles, on the site of Marineland, a one-time amusement park (near the Point
Vicente Lighthouse seen in Pearl Harbor).
6. SPAIN
Carriage riding to the Cadiz Royal Palace in Spain |
The Kingdom of Spain was the European
country that was in charge of the Spanish Royal Navy. Spain also owned many
colonies on the North American mainland. Its capital city was Madrid. For
filming On Stranger Tides,
a scene of a carriage arriving to the royal palace in Cádiz was
filmed at Castillo San
Cristobal in Old San Juan, the capital of Puerto
Rico. Castillo
San Cristobal was one of the two great fortifications built by Spain to
guard San Juan from land attack. Construction began in 1634 and was
completed in 1783, making it absolutely period-correct for the film's
mid-eighteenth-century setting.
7. CARIBBEAN
From top view of Caribbean |
"Welcome
to the Caribbean, love." (Jack Sparrow said to Elizabeth Swann)
So guys, we have done for this post. Wow, there must be a lot
more interesting places in this movie that we eager to know, right? Can’t wait
to see our next post? What will be our next entry?
Just wait and see. J
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