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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Where Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Gotham is a Chicago ballroom and a Detroit train station, and Africa is a set in New Mexico

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Scenes and places

Young Bruce's flashback in Gotham (2016)

In a flashback, young Bruce Wayne flees his parents' funeral and falls into a cave where a vortex of bats lifts him back to the surface. The scene sets up the fear and loss that drive the adult Batman.

Set in Gotham City (Wayne family flashback) — Flashback to Bruce Wayne's childhood in the fictional Gotham City.

Gotham City is a fictional city; the film shows it with locations in Chicago and Detroit.

Filmed at Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago — Listed as a filming location of the film (the theatre-exit flashback). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Metropolis in ruins, Bruce's rescue run (2016)

Bruce Wayne races into the Metropolis battle zone and orders his employees out of the Wayne Finance Building. Having seen the destruction first-hand, he comes to see Superman as an existential threat.

Set in Metropolis and the Wayne Finance Building — Bruce Wayne drives into Metropolis during the Zod battle, to evacuate his Wayne Financial building.

Metropolis is fictional; the destruction scenes were shot in downtown Detroit.

Filmed at Cobo Center (Huntington Place), West Larned St, Detroit — Downtown Detroit area used for the Metropolis battle scenes (one article). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Africa interview that goes wrong (2016)

Eighteen months later, Lois Lane interviews a general in Nairobi, and the meeting turns dangerous.

Set in Nairobi, Africa — Lois Lane interviews an armed general in Nairobi, eighteen months after the Zod battle.

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya; the scene was filmed on a set in New Mexico.

Filmed at Set built at Deming, New Mexico — Set built in Deming (siviaggia, with Wikipedia saying the Africa scenes moved from Morocco to New Mexico). Other reports name Playas and Taos. Coordinates are the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The LexCorp gala (2016)

Bruce attends Lex Luthor's gala to steal LexCorp's encrypted data, but Diana Prince takes it first and returns it to him. Clark Kent also approaches him there to ask about the bat vigilante in Gotham.

Set in LexCorp headquarters (gala) — Bruce Wayne attends a gala at LexCorp to steal the company's encrypted data.

Interior sets were built at a former General Motors plant turned film studio.

The Senate hearing (2016)

Senator Finch leads a publicized hearing on Superman.

Set in US Capitol hearing room, Washington — A congressional hearing at the US Capitol questions Superman's actions and intentions.

The hearing takes place at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Filmed at Wayne County Building, 600 Randolph St, Detroit — Listed as the stand-in for the Washington hearing (one article). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Wayne Manor and the Alfred talk (2016)

At Wayne Manor Bruce talks with Alfred about the future of the world and his family legacy.

Set in Wayne Manor — Bruce and Alfred discuss the stakes at Wayne Manor.

The film's manor is shown as a house on a lake; it was built for the production.

The Gotham showdown (2016)

Superman arrives in Gotham and tries to reason with Batman, who attacks him with kryptonite-laced gas.

Set in Gotham, the kryptonite showdown — Superman arrives in Gotham to face Batman.

Michigan Central Station is a 1913 Beaux-Arts railway depot in Detroit.

Filmed at Michigan Central Station, 2198 Michigan Ave, Detroit — CBS reported filming here, standing in for Gotham City; another article places the showdown here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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