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{{Short description|Fictional home of Batman}}
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{{Infobox fictional location
| name        = Wayne Manor Estate
| image       = Wayne Manor Batman Vol 3 16.png
| image_size  = 275
| caption     = Wayne Manor in ''Batman'' vol. 3 #16 (April 2017)<br />Art by David Finch
| blank_label = [[:Category:Comics publishing companies|Publisher]]
| blank_data  = [[DC Comics]]
| first       = ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #28<br />June 1939
| source      = [[Batman]]
| creator     = [[Bob Kane]]<br />[[Bill Finger]]
| genre       = [[Superhero comics]]
| type        = [[Mansion]]
| people      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]]
* [[Thomas Wayne]]
* [[Martha Wayne]]
* [[Alfred Pennyworth]]
* [[Dick Grayson]]
* Lance Bruner
* [[Barbara Gordon]]
* [[Jason Todd]]
* [[Tim Drake]]
* [[Stephanie Brown (comics)|Stephanie Brown]]
* [[Damian Wayne]]
* [[Duke Thomas (comics)|Duke Thomas]]
* [[Cassandra Cain]]
* Claire Clover
* Julia Pennyworth
}}
| races       = 
| locations   = [[Gotham City]]
}}

'''Wayne Manor''' is a fictional [[mansion]] appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[DC Comics]]. It is the home of Bruce Wayne, owner of Wayne Enterprises, who is also the [[superhero]] [[Batman]].

The house is depicted as a large mansion on the outskirts of [[Gotham City]] and is maintained by the Wayne family's butler, [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. While the earliest stories showed Bruce Wayne buying the house himself, by the 1950s at the latest, [[retroactive continuity]] established that the manor had belonged to the Wayne family for several generations. Along with serving as a personal residence, the mansion sits above the [[Batcave]], which Batman uses as his secret headquarters. The vast majority of DC Comics references place Wayne Manor just outside of Gotham City in the state of [[New Jersey]].<ref name="DC Comics' 1974">''Amazing World of DC Comics'' #14, March 1974. DC Comics.</ref><ref name="World's Finest Comics' 1979">''World's Finest Comics'' #259, October–November 1979. DC Comics.</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">''Detective Comics'' #503 June 1983. DC Comics.</ref><ref name="DC Universe 1990">''Atlas of the DC Universe'', 1990. DC Comics.</ref>

The manor, indicative of Wayne's ancestral wealth, is designed in a [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] architectural style, matching the [[Gothic architecture]] present in Gotham. For live-action films, [[English country house]] locations in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Hertfordshire]], and [[Buckinghamshire]], as well as [[Webb Institute|Stevenson Taylor Hall]] in New York, have been used to depict Wayne Manor.

Wayne Manor appears in the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series and in films ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997), in [[The Dark Knight Trilogy|''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy]] (2005–2012), in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (2016–2023) and ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022).

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==Depiction==
===Mansion grounds===
[[File:Wayne Manor Detective Comics 967.png|thumb|250px|Wayne Manor with [[Gotham City]] in the distance from ''Detective Comics'' #967 (December 2017). Art by Álvaro Martínez and Raúl Fernández.]]
Wayne Manor is depicted in earlier comics as being on the outskirts of [[Gotham City]] in the state of [[New Jersey]].<ref name="DC Comics' 1974"/><ref name="World's Finest Comics' 1979"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="DC Universe 1990"/> Comic book portrayals place the mansion within driving distance of Gotham City, close enough that the [[Bat-Signal]] can be seen from Wayne Manor alerting Batman of distress in the city.

Wayne Manor's grounds include a surrounding gate around the perimeter with a larger front gate at the main entrance. Batman's subterranean headquarters, the [[Batcave]], is located beneath the mansion.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=373}}</ref>

The grounds also includes a large hill that was partially hollowed out for Batman's aerial vehicles, with the most prominent being the batcave, and there is also an underground river system that is large enough to accommodate docking space for the [[Batboat]] and has a large opening for said vehicle.

====''Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne''====
In ''[[Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne]]'', it is revealed that Wayne Manor was designed by Nathan Van Derm for Darius Wayne, forming a stylized "W", although the additional gardens that existed at the time the manor was built add on to this symbol to create the image of a bat.

====Following the events of ''Cataclysm''====
During the events of ''[[Batman: Cataclysm]]'' a massive earthquake struck Gotham City, the epicenter of which was less than a mile from Wayne Manor. The mansion was seriously damaged, as was the cave network beneath. The ground beneath the mansion shifted significantly, and actually revealed the Batcave below, although the Bat-family were able to relocate all of Batman's equipment before official rescue came to the manor so that nobody would learn Bruce Wayne's secrets. The original Manor was damaged beyond repair, forcing Bruce Wayne to redesign the Manor along with the Batcave. The new Manor is a veritable fortress, a pastiche of [[Gothic architecture]] combined with features of [[fortification|castellated architecture]]. Solar panels are installed in the new Manor, providing sustainable and environmentally-friendly electricity generation for the complex.<ref>''Batman: The Ultimate Guide to The Dark Knight''</ref> It also includes a heliport for commercial helicopters.<ref>''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #1</ref>

====''Batman Eternal''/''Arkham Manor''====
During ''[[Batman Eternal]]'', Hush's machinations result in Wayne Enterprises being ruined and Bruce Wayne essentially bankrupt after the villain detonates various weapons caches Batman had concealed around Gotham.<ref>''Batman Eternal'' #37</ref> As part of this bankruptcy, Wayne Manor is repossessed by the city and turned into the new Arkham Asylum following the destruction of the original,<ref>''Arkham Manor'' #1</ref> but Bruce decides to accept this new status quo, reasoning that he can at least make sure that his enemies remain contained in the new manor given his intimate knowledge of its entrances and exits.<ref>''Arkham Manor'' #6</ref>

The manor is eventually reclaimed by Bruce's lawyers, but it is temporarily left empty due to Bruce's death and amnesic resurrection as Alfred wanted to give Bruce a chance to have a life without Batman. However, Bruce returns to the manor when he realizes who he used to be.

==== Gotham War ====
In ''[[Gotham War]]'', Batman loses most of his money to the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]. Afterward, [[Vandal Savage]] buys Wayne Manor and the Batcave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=September 5, 2023 |title=DC Reveals That Batman's Wayne Manor Has A Shocking New Owner |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-who-bought-wayne-manor-vandal-savage-new-owner-comic-spoilers/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Epps |first=Justin |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Batman's Batcave Has Officially Been Lost to One Shocking DC Villain |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-batcave-lost-vandal-savage/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

=== Access to the Batcave ===
[[File:Wayne Manor Batman Vol 3 42.png|thumb|Wayne Manor with its surrounding gate in ''Batman'' vol. 3, #42 (May 2017). Art by Mikel Janín.]]The manor grounds include the [[Batcave]], an extensive cave system that Bruce Wayne discovered as a boy and uses as his base of operations. Its method of access has varied, though it is typically accessible from a hidden door behind a grandfather clock.

===The Wayne Foundation Penthouse===
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While these grounds are the regular home of Bruce Wayne, he temporarily vacated it in the stories from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, preferring to live in a [[penthouse apartment]] on top of the Wayne Foundation building in the city, which also included a secret sub-basement acting as a Batcave.

Wayne came to this decision when Dick Grayson went off to college, which led him to decide that the mansion was now impractical with only one resident and one servant. Furthermore, Wayne decided he wanted to be closer to his main field of operations in Gotham City than a home situated outside the main urban area would allow. However, by the early 1980s, Wayne came to reconsider that purpose and decided that being less accessible to the public was more advantageous for his Batman activities and returned to Wayne Manor.

==Other versions==
[[File:Wayne-Manor-Comics.jpg|thumb|250px|Wayne Manor in ''Batman and the Outsiders'' vol. 2, #13 (Jan. 2009). Art by Fernando Dagnino.]]

===Vampire Batman===
In ''[[Batman & Dracula: Red Rain]]'', Wayne Manor is destroyed as part of a plan to destroy Dracula's vampire family, bombs exposing the interior of the Batcave to sunlight after Batman lured the vampires into the cave following a chase through Gotham's sewers that ended in the Batcave just as the sun rose. Although the manor collapses into the cavern system after a second series of bombs are set off, thus concealing Bruce Wayne's secret, Batman and Alfred relocate to a brownstone in the center of town, Batman residing in a mausoleum in the basement while Alfred prepares his equipment in the main house. Although Alfred and Gordon stake Batman at the conclusion of ''Batman: Bloodstorm'' after he succumbs to his vampire instincts and drinks the Joker's blood, he is restored to life after Alfred removes the stake in ''Crimson Mist'', subsequently relocating to the catacombs underneath the remains of Wayne Manor. The manor's remains are finally destroyed for good when Gordon, Alfred, [[Two-Face]], [[Killer Croc]], and Two-Face's gang plant bombs on the cave roof, exposing the interior to sunlight and ending Batman's reign of terror once and for all.

===''Kingdom Come''===
In ''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]'', the Manor was mostly destroyed by Two-Face and [[Bane (comics)|Bane]] after Batman's true identity was exposed; the Batcave, however, remained relatively untouched. By the end of the graphic novel, the Manor has been rebuilt as a hospital/hospice for [[Gulag]] battle victims.

===''Milltown Road''===
Outside of the bustling metropolis of New York City, and on the outskirts of the sleepy town of Brewster, NY, boasts an active ‘Wayne Manor’ on a private residence. Known for elaborately themed parties and functions, W.M. northeast includes custom stonework, multiple fireplaces, a standing tiki bar and the occasional overhead fireworks display. While private, all guests are welcome.

==In other media==

===Television===
====Live-action television series====
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1966). The exteriors of the manor were shot at 380 South San Rafael Avenue in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=34.13733~-118.169975&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=6841989 |title=Bing Maps |publisher=Maps.live.com |access-date=2010-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jccrea.com/Historic_ArchitecturalHomes|title=Historic homes|access-date=14 September 2012}}</ref> The Batcave's exterior was filmed in [[Bronson Canyon]], while the interiors were shot at various soundstages.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' and ''[[Pennyworth (TV series)|Pennyworth]]'', portrayed by the Stevenson Taylor Hall in the [[Webb Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Webb Institute: Lenfest Gallery Upgrade|url=http://www.webb.edu/lenfest-gallery-upgrade.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710042037/https://www.webb.edu/lenfest-gallery-upgrade.html|archive-date=10 July 2014|access-date=6 April 2014}}</ref> In the former series, it is destroyed in the [[Gotham season 5|fifth season]] before being rebuilt.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'', portrayed by [[Casa Loma]].

====Animated television series====
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* Wayne Manor appears in the [[DC Animated Universe]] series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''. Its design is similar to previous versions, but includes an [[art deco]] aesthetic.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''. The Batcave's entrance is initially hidden behind a video game machine before being replaced with the traditional grandfather clock.
* Wayne Manor appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "The Color of Revenge!".
* Wayne Manor appears in the ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'' episode "#TweenTitans". 
* Wayne Manor appears in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "What a Night, for a Dark Knight!".

===Film===
====Live-action films====

* Wayne Manor appears in the ''[[Batman (serial)|Batman]]'' (1943) and ''[[Batman and Robin (serial)|Batman and Robin]]'' serials. The former originated the use of a grandfather clock as an entrance to the Batcave.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) and ''[[Batman Returns]]'', portrayed by [[Knebworth House]] for its exterior and [[Hatfield House]] for its interior.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Batman Forever]]'' and ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', portrayed by the [[The Braes]].
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[The Dark Knight (film series)|The Dark Knight]]'' trilogy, portrayed initially by [[Mentmore Towers]] and later by [[Wollaton Hall]]. It is destroyed by [[Ra's al Ghul]] in ''[[Batman Begins]]'' before being rebuilt by the time of ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 June 2011 |title=The Dark Knight Rises finds new home for Batman in Nottingham |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/film/865934-the-dark-knight-rises-finds-new-home-for-batman-in-nottingham |access-date=20 August 2012 |work=Metro.co.uk |publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Limited]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Heath |first=Neil |date=16 June 2011 |title=Batman boost as The Dark Knight Rises at Wollaton Hall |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13679676 |access-date=18 July 2012 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 June 2011 |title=City was paid for Batman filming |url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/City-paid-Batman-filming/story-12854596-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910145103/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/City-paid-Batman-filming/story-12854596-detail/story.html |archive-date=10 September 2012 |access-date=20 August 2012 |work=This is Nottingham |publisher=[[Northcliffe Media]]}}</ref>
* Wayne Manor appears in films set in the [[DC Extended Universe]], initially portrayed via CGI and modeled after [[Sutton Scarsdale Hall]] and later portrayed by [[Burghley House]]. It is destroyed in a fire prior to the events of ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' before being rebuilt by the events of ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2017 |title=Justice League Reshoots Set Photos Highlight Wayne Manor Location |url=https://screenrant.com/justice-league-reshoots-set-photos-wayne-manor/ |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1388178312476958724 |user=paginanerdicaof |title=Primeiras imagens do set de The Flash em Lincolnshire, Onde podemos ver a Mansão Wayne do Batman do Michael Keaton.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=30 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nash |first=Anthony |date=May 1, 2021 |title=The Flash Set Photos Show Batman 1989's Wayne Manor |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1171781-the-flash-set-photos-show-batman-1989s-wayne-manor |accessdate=May 3, 2021 |publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hood |first=Cooper |date=May 1, 2021 |title=The Flash Movie Set Photos Reveal Michael Keaton Batman's Wayne Manor |url=https://screenrant.com/flash-movie-set-photos-batman-wayne-manor-keaton/ |accessdate=May 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Leishman |first=Fiona |date=May 1, 2021 |title=Batman: Warner Bros spotted filming at Burghley House |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/batman-warner-bros-burghley-film-20509563 |accessdate=May 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Cambridge News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Hollywood swoops into town as Batman goes to Burghley |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/hollywood-swoops-into-town-as-batman-goes-to-burghley-3219665 |accessdate=May 3, 2021 |publisher=Peterborough Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mer Eclarinal |first=Aeron |date=April 30, 2021 |title=The Flash Movie: New Set Photos Reveal Wayne Manor For Michael Keaton's Batman |url=https://thedirect.com/article/flash-batman-michael-keaton-wayne-manor-set-photos |accessdate=May 3, 2021 |publisher=The Direct}}</ref>
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'', portrayed again by the [[The Braes]].

==== Gallery ====
<gallery class="center" widths="160px" heights="120px">
Knebworth W front.JPG|[[Knebworth House]] was used for the exterior of the 1989 ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' film.
Webb bw.jpg|Stevenson Taylor Hall, [[Webb Institute]] in [[Glen Cove, New York]], was used as Wayne Manor in ''[[Batman Forever]]'', ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' 2019 film and TV series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', and ''[[Pennyworth (TV series)|Pennyworth]]''.
Distant view of Mentmore Towers-cropped.jpg|[[Mentmore Towers]] was used for exterior shots in ''[[Batman Begins]]''.
Wollaton Park MMB 07.jpg|[[Wollaton Hall]] was used as Wayne Manor in ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''.
</gallery>

====Animated films====

* Wayne Manor makes a minor appearance in ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''.
* Wayne Manor, based on its depiction in ''[[Batman: Year One]]'', appears in the comic's [[Batman: Year One (film)|film adaptation]].
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]''. It is destroyed during Batman's battle with [[Superman]] in Gotham City after Alfred activates a self-destruct sequence.
* An alternate timeline variant of Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]''.
* Wayne Manor appears in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]''.

===Video games===

* An alternate universe variant of Wayne Manor appears in ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''.
* Wayne Manor appears in the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' series. In ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'', it is destroyed when Batman activates the Knightfall Protocol after [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] exposes his secret identity.

===Miscellaneous===
The lyrics to the song "She Looks Like Fun" on the album ''Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino'' by [[Arctic Monkeys]] mention Wayne Manor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arctic Monkeys Lyrics - She Looks Like Fun |url=https://genius.com/Arctic-monkeys-she-looks-like-fun-lyrics |access-date=2018-05-24 |website=www.azlyrics.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://flavorwire.com/74395/architectural-blueprints-of-archetypal-tv-homes#more-74395 Architectural Blueprints of Archetypal TV Homes]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20120403184959/https://www.flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wayne-manor.jpg Wayne Manor]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJTu6FcDt1I Architectural Digest: Evolution Of Batman’s Wayne Manor]

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