Davinci Code....?

Question

Is there an actual 'Rose Line' going across Paris? I have been there 3 times but didn't see any physical evidence of it...Then again I wasn't really looking...any ideas if its there?

Thanks everyone but I am quite aware the book is made up! I was asking if there was or is a 'Rose Line'! Sheesh!

Answer 1

yes there is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Meridian

Dan Brown did include some facts in his book ... despite what many say

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticisms_of_The_Da_Vinci_Code

Several claims about the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris are disputed. While there is a brass line running north-south through the church, it is not a part of the Paris Meridian, which passes about 100 metres east of it. The line is instead more of a gnomon or sundial/calendar, meant to mark the solstice and equinoxes. Further, there is no evidence that there was ever a temple of Isis on the site. This note has been on display in the church:

Contrary to fanciful allegations in a recent best-selling novel, this [the line in the floor] is not a vestige of a pagan temple. No such temple ever existed in this place. It was never called a Rose-Line. It does not coincide with the meridian traced through the middle of the Paris Observatory which serves as a reference for maps where longitudes are measured in degrees East or West of Paris. Please also note that the letters P and S in the small round windows at both ends of the transept refer to Peter and Sulpice, the patron saints of the church, and not an imaginary Priory of Sion.

The reference to Paris having been founded by the Merovingians (Chapter 55) is false; in fact, the city was settled by Gauls by the 3rd Century BC. The Romans, who knew it as Lutetia, captured it in 52 BC under Julius Caesar, and left substantial ruins in the city, including an amphitheater and public baths. The Merovingians did not rule in France until the 6th century AD, by which time Paris was at least 800 years old.

The book states that at the explicit demand of French President François Mitterrand, the Louvre Pyramid in Paris was constructed with 666 panes of glass. According to GlassWeb, the pyramid contains 603 diamond-shaped and 70 triangular panes of glass, totalling 673.

The novel claims that the top of the Centre Pompidou can be seen from the Arc du Carrousel (chapter 3). This is incorrect.

The book erroneously places Versailles to the north-west of Paris, when actually it is approximately 25 kilometres west-south-west of Paris city centre.

There are tons of them.

Answer 3

Yes and no. There is a Paris Meridian that is confused with the rose line in the book/movie. The line passes near, but not under the Louvre. The best explanation I found is at the following link.

Answer 4

Educational books are written on facts. Davinci Code is written for entertainment and fiction. I personally do not see why you should concern yourself with Research from what you have read. Enjoy the value for your money and add the book to your collection

Answer 5

This story is a Novel losely based on fact. The reason they put some facts in is to make you think it is real then you get claubbered with the fiction so much you think it is real. This is a book to entertain you. It is not reality. Don't try and make it more than just entertainment. Star Wars is not real either. Neither is Star Trek.

Answer 6

The DAvinci Code is really just fiction.

Answer 7

Yes there is. I dont know if its called the rose line or not though.

Answer 8

No the Da Vinci Code is FICTION.

Answer 9

Its an invented story.
It only makes reference to truthful ideas when it is convenient.
Nothing wrong with that .....its called fiction.

Answer 10

well..i've read that book too but i thought that information in that book is real! and may be it hard to find or it's only added for story!!!! WHT DO U THINK??