Archive for the ‘Da Vinci Code Places’

  • The Saint Sulpice Church
    The Saint Sulpice is a massive baroque church which was rightly located in the fashionable streets of saint Sulpice in Paris, France. Due to the recent Da Vinci fame, this beautiful European city felt a new wave of tourists come here to enjoy the city’s glamour and charm. The patron saints church was a huge seventh century tribute to the bishop of Bourges. This clergyman was known for his courage and resistance to the tyranny and oppression of the Viking king. This place was originally built to replace a gothic church. Many architects contributed to the designing and building of this church. The construction took place in different phases. The construction of the church began in the year sixteen hundred and forty five. Later on in the year sixteen hundred and seventy the church was made bigger. The addition took about another  [...]
    Posted at August 9th, 2010 at 10:08 am
  • The Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh
    Rosslyn Chapel is a fifteenth century church; which is located seven miles from Edinburgh, Scotland. This church is most famous for its affiliation with Dan Brown’s, ‘Da Vinci code’. Through history it has been associated with the Knights Templar, the Holy Grail and the Freemasons. This chapel was built along with thirty seven other churches between the reign of King James the first and King James the fourth. The chapel is only a part of what was intended to be a church. Founded by Sir William Sinclair from the St. Clair family. Sinclair was a Scottish noble who descended from the links of the Knights Templar. The chapel is quite small; about forty feet high and 70 feet long. Because it was not constructed completely, the shape of the chapel is quite asymmetrical. The stone ceiling of the chapel is arched and has  [...]
    Posted at July 2nd, 2010 at 09:07 am