In June 2004 , 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the book . In April 2007 , director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project . Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver . Portions of the film were shot at the Parthenon in Nashville , Tennessee , that has a full - scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens . Filming wrapped up on the morning of July 25 , 2009 , in Mission , British Columbia . Additional exterior scenes were filmed on location in Brooklyn , New York during the first week of August 2009 . Digital intermediate work began in San Francisco in November 2009 . Christophe Beck composed the score . Columbus has stated that the cast was chosen specifically with sequels in mind . `` I think with Percy Jackson it was a matter of finding the right cast to fit into these roles , sort of the perfect cast for these roles , because hopefully , God willing , we will go on to do other Percy Jackson films and you want the cast to grow with their characters '' .

Question: where was percy jackson and the olympians filmed
Answer: Vancouver