Understand[edit]
Robert Langdon is a professor of Religious Iconology and Symbology. He is the protagonist of a series of conspiracy mystery novels by Dan Brown.
Novels[edit]
Movies[edit]
The Da Vinci Code (2006)[edit]
At the beginning of the movie, the curator of the Louvre in Paris, Jacques Saunière (Saint-Clair) has been found murdered. In his last moments, he left cryptic messages referencing paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci such as Madonna of the Rocks.
- 1 Louvre, Paris, France, info@louvre.fr.
- 2 Saint Sulpice, Paris, France.
- 3 Castel Gandolfo, Castel Gandolfo, Lazio, Italy.
- 4 Temple Church, London, England, United Kingdom.
- 5 Rossyln Chapel, Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Angels & Demons (2009)[edit]
Robert Langdon teams up with the CERN scientist Dr. Vittoria Vetra to find a suspended antimatter sample before the battery isolating the sample from matter expires which will cause a large explosion.
The beginning of the movie is set at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, the rest is set in Vatican City and the surrounding city of Rome, Italy.
- 6 CERN Science Gateway, Geneva, Switzerland. An antimatter sample was stolen from a CERN laboratory at the start of the movie. CERN does offer tours to visitors.
- 7 Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Campania, Italy, re-ce@beniculturali.it. A huge, magnificent palace that was used as the interior of the Vatican.
Inferno (2015)[edit]
“ | We're a minute to midnight. Every single global ill that plagues the Earth... can be traced back to human overpopulation. | ” |
—Bertrand Zobrist |
- 8 Florence Baptistery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
- 9 Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 10 Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey.