Robert Langdon tourism
Robert Langdon, professor of Religious Iconology and Symbology, is the principal character in Dan Brown's series of conspiracy mystery novels. This article covers locations featured in these novels and the movies based on them
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.
TV show
[edit]The Lost Symbol was adapted into a TV series for NBC's streaming service Peacock.
Buy
[edit]The Noble Collection created a replica cryptex from Da Vinci Code.