The film "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" was filmed in Toronto, Canada.

Filming Locations:

Casa Loma

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at A Gothic Revival mansion built in 1914 for Sir Henry Mill Pellatt at a cost of $3.5 million. After several owners, the mansion became city property in 1933 and was leased to the Kiwanis Club for 74 years. It is now open for tours.

St. Francis Table

In the Movie

In Reality

Racks and Beams

In the Movie

In Reality

The Institute

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Knox College was founded in 1844 as a graduate theological college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Canada. It moved to its current neo-Gothic building in 1915.

Bay Lower Station (TTC)

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Located beneath the current Bay Station, Bay Lower operated for only six months in 1966. Since then, the platform has been used by the TTC for operator training and design experiments, and has often been used for filming to avoid disrupting regular subway service.

Allan Gardens

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Allan Gardens began as gardens and a conservatory created by the Toronto Horticultural Society in 1860 and was fully transferred to the city in 1888. The park features a conservatory known as the Palm House, consisting of six greenhouses built in 1910 after the old horticultural pavilion was destroyed by fire.

6th Avenue and West 4th Street

In the Movie

The scene where Clary walks through the streets of Manhattan in the episode introducing the modern New York atmosphere of the film, conveying the everyday urban rhythm before her ordinary life is turned upside down by the discovery of the Shadowhunter world hidden beneath the surface of the metropolis.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a busy Manhattan intersection in the Greenwich Village area, where 6th Avenue (officially Avenue of the Americas) crosses West 4th Street. This area is known for its proximity to Washington Square Park, New York University buildings, and the West 4th Street–Washington Square subway station. It is always crowded with pedestrians, surrounded by shops, cafes, and historic townhouses typical of the Village.