<P> The miniseries took about a year to produce , at a cost of US $40 million . The project was funded by the German production company Tandem Communications , the Canadian film company Muse Entertainment Enterprises , and the UK and U.S. based Scott Free Productions . It was filmed in Austria and Hungary in 2009 . The final aerial shot is of modern - day Salisbury with a CGI cathedral combining elements of Salisbury Cathedral and Wells Cathedral , to represent the complete fictional Kingsbridge Cathedral , which were the two cathedrals which inspired Follett during the writing of the novel . The series was followed by an adaptation of the sequel World Without End in 2012 . </P>
<P> The miniseries took about a year to produce , at a cost of US $40 million . The project was funded by the German production company Tandem Communications , the Canadian film company Muse Entertainment Enterprises , and the UK and U.S. based Scott Free Productions . It was filmed in Austria and Hungary in 2009 . The final aerial shot is of modern - day Salisbury with a CGI cathedral combining elements of Salisbury Cathedral and Wells Cathedral , to represent the complete fictional Kingsbridge Cathedral , which were the two cathedrals which inspired Follett during the writing of the novel . The series was followed by an adaptation of the sequel World Without End in 2012 . </P>
where was the pillars of the earth filmed
where was the pillars of the earth filmed
Salisbury Austria Hungary
Salisbury Austria Hungary