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For the first time ever at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, visitors are invited to enter the magical set of Gringotts Wizarding Bank as the Studio Tour unveils its biggest expansion to date.
On 6 April 2019, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London will unveil a permanent new addition allowing visitors to walk through the wizarding bank of Gringotts, the Lestrange vault, a gallery of goblins and so much more.
The Gringotts Wizarding Bank was designed and built by many of the original series crew members including Oscar® and BAFTA winning Production Designer Stuart Craig, Construction Manager Paul Hayes and Head Propmaker Pierre Bohanna.
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Lined by towering marble pillars, the grand banking hall will be decorated with three magnificent crystal chandeliers and finished with real brass leaf.
Inkwells, quills, ledgers and piles of Galleons, Sickles and Knuts will complete the goblin tellers’ desks as seen on screen.
The Prop-making Department, led by Pierre Bohanna, created over 210,000 coins for the final two films alone.
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Gringotts Wizarding Bank is famously run by goblins. Walking through the imposing marble columns, visitors will discover the costumes and prosthetics belonging to Bogrod, Griphook and many other goblin bankers.
Each prosthetic mask took weeks to create, with every hair individually inserted and veins painstakingly painted by hand.
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Once through the banking hall of Gringotts, visitors will enter the depths of the Lestrange vault used to store the treasures of Bellatrix Lestrange including the Sword of Gryffindor and Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup, one of Voldemort’s many Horcruxes.
During filming 38,000 pieces of rubberised treasure were created the for the Lestrange vault including 7,014 Hufflepuff Cups.
Here, visitors can try out a unique photo opportunity allowing them to step inside the Lestrange vault and surround themselves with treasure.
Entrance to the expansion will be included in general admission ticket price.
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