Arkham Asylum

Arkham Asylum is a fictional asylum in Gotham City where the crazy Batman criminals live. It appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. This includes: The Joker, Bane, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Riddler, Penguin, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and Jeremiah Arkham.^[1] The leading doctor of Arkham was Jeremiah Arkham before turning into the second Black Mask. Arkham was destroyed many times and many times the criminals escaped.

A close-up of the "Arkham Asylum" faux gate, erected on the grounds of Bayley Seton Hospital's rear parking lot (the hospital is located in the Clifton section of Staten Island). The gate was erected by location crews working on the "Gotham" television series.

In other media

It has appeared in the movies, television series, and video games as well. Arkham appeared in Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and in Batman Begins. Besides, Batman: Arkham Asylum is an acclaimed action-adventure videogame created in 2009, followed by Batman: Arkham City (2011) as the prequel called Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) and the most recent installment Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), which are set in the Batman universe, specifically in this fictional place.