A real place on screen
Rosslyn Chapel
Dense stone carving covers the interior of this small collegiate chapel. Its columns, vaults and sculpted details create an architectural experience very different from the enormous secret spaces imagined by fiction.
- Architect / attribution
- Medieval master masons; commissioned by William St Clair
- Building chronology
- Founded 1446
- Place
- Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
The real building
Scottland, Roslyn Chapel as mentioned in Dan Brown's book: DaVinci Code
Films at Rosslyn Chapel
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
On screen: The final chapel location
The chapel’s own account describes the filming. The underground spaces imagined by the story should not be mistaken for the chapel’s actual layout.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.