Paramount Stage 18 Paramount Stage 18 is located on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood , California . It ' s noted for a number of famous productions , including ' s 1950 film , " Sunset Blvd . " ( where it was seen as ' s soundstage ) , the classic western " Shane " ( 1953 ) , and ' s 1954 " Rear Window " . Stage 18 was used for temporary swing sets in all seven seasons of , as well as the motion picture . It was used through the four year run of and most recently for the film , . According to James Mees , the space underneath Stage 18 was used as a warehouse for " Trek " props and set pieces following their move from the warehouse in Burbank . The space was 12 . 000 square feet . ( " Inside Starfleet Archives Year Six – Sets & Props " , TNG Season 6 DVD special feature ) 1992 - 1999 . For the new production , , more space at Paramount Studios was allotted to the " Star Trek " franchise . Stage 18 was first used in the pilot episode of DS9 for the various temporary sets needed for that production , including the main bridge of the and Cardassian ship , and the Bajoran monastery . The stage also housed two permanent standing sets , the interior of the runabout and the holosuite set . The Temple of Masaka from the seventh season episode was built on Stage 18 . The set was later put to good use as the Albino ' s fortress in . TNG ' s own Stage 16 was not free , as the village from was built on it . ( " " ) In later years , DS9 ' s version of " Planet Hell " – an interior planet cave set – was constructed on Stage 18 , as well sets representing the bridge , quarters , sickbay , mess hall , and engine room , though the latter were torn down to make room for a Klingon starship interior and generic Cardassian setting . The stage also hosted the sets for Kasidy Yates ' freighter " Xhosa " and a Bajoran temple . The stage was also used for the set of the New York offices for " Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder " in . ( ) 1998 . In , Stage 18 ' s cave set was significantly expanded for use in the feature film . The caves represented those on the Ba ' ku planet and included multiple levels . The modifications were left mostly intact for the remainder of the set ' s use in DS9 and were prominently featured in the series finale , , as the Bajoran Fire Caves . 2001 - 2005 . In , Stage 18 became the primary home of the most recent series , . Three large sets were built within the stage and were central to most locations aboard : the bridge , engineering , and launch bay interiors . Paramount Stage 8 housed the remaining NX - 01 interiors used in " Enterprise " . The sets were constructed side - by - side , with engineering in the center ; that set also included a small network of corridor s , the transporting device , and decon chamber . The corridors that lined engineering were referred to in blueprints as the " Engineering Corridor " . A small area between engineering and the launch bay was reserved for temporary swing sets , like the shuttlepod interiors in the episode and the " Seleya " sickbay in . Other sets which were built on Stage 18 include the " sun porch " set during the flashbacks in the pilot episode , filmed on . 2007 - 2008 . According to a news item from " The Trek Movie Report " website , J . J . Abrams ' 2009 film , , was – in part – filmed on Paramount ' s Stage 18 . Set construction reportedly began in , utilizing other " historic " " Star Trek " sound stages including Stages 8 , 9 , 11 , 14 , and 15 . The film wrapped production on .