The Viewing Deck Collections; Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Tour

sightseeing the intriguing places in Rome and Vatican mentioned in the Novel 

“Faith is universal. Our specific methods for understanding it are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us go to Mecca, some of us study subatomic particles. In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.” - Chapter 31, pp. 86-87

I made this post due to curiousness and fascination on Dan Brown's famous novels, on how he played my imagination while reading his book and incorporating my backpacking passion to wander them around. The adventure started in Rome, Italy last November 2013 where I walked first to The Pantheon, then to Piazza Navona and all the way to Castel Sant' Angelo. Then, continuing in the morning next day to State of Vatican  by visiting the St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica.

Angels & Demons (also known as The Da Vinci Code 2: Angels & Demons) is a 2009 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and based on Dan Brown's novel by the same name. It is the sequel to the 2006 film, The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Ron Howard. Filming of Angels & Demons took place in Rome, Italy, and features Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor and Ayelet Zurer.

The Viewing Deck Collections; Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Tour

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome-Vatican Self-guided tour map

Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon. Angels and Demons shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequel, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbolism are also heavily referenced throughout the book. The book contains several ambigrams created by real-life typographer John Langdon. The book also contains ambigrams of the words Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, which has served to bring the art of ambigrams to public attention by virtue of the popularity of the book. The "Illuminati Diamond" mentioned in the book is an ambigram of the four elements arranged in the shape of a diamond.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_%26_Demons

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome Tour (Pantheon)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome Tour (Pantheon)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome Tour (Piazza Navona)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome Tour (Piazza Navona)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome Tour (Castel Sant' Angelo)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Vatican Tour (St. Peter's Square)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Vatican Tour (St. Peter's Square)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Rome-Vatican Tour (West Ponente)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Vatican Tour (St. Peter's Basilica)

Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" Vatican Tour (St. Peter's Basilica)

From Santi’s earthly tomb with demon’s hole,
‘Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold.
The path of light is laid, the sacred test,
Let angels guide thee on thy lofty quest.

 

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