The Da Vinci Code trail beckons you to Roslin, just south of Edinburgh, an area of great significance in Scottish history. This astonishing city, steeped in history and tradition, has seen many great battles and was once an important stronghold for the Scottish border. Roslyn means 'point of the waterfall' in Scottish Gaelic according to some, or 'ancient knowledge down the line' according to others. Centuries of history changed its name into Roslin and is the home of Rosslyn Chapel -- not Roslyn Chapel -- and Rosslyn Castle.

Head to Rosslyn Chapel, symbolically located at the summit of Ross Hill, you’ll feel its magic as soon as you enter.Dating back over 500 years, the Chapel features Scotland’s finest examples of medieval stonework and has been described as a ‘Tapestry in Stone’. The Apprentice Pillar - of notable excellence - takes pride of place in the tiny chapel and holds mythical secrets of its own.

While Rosslyn Chapel is known for its historical and architectural merits, Roslin is even more famous for its cutting edge biological science. The Roslin institute is where Dolly the Sheep was born in 1996 marking a breakthrough in the science of cloning.

Previously popular mainly to tourists interested in architecture, history and religion, after being used in the Da Vinci Code as the setting for the novel's plot climax, Rosslyn Chapel has achieved worldwide fame and now attracts massive attention and visitor numbers. And all tourists come to Rosslyn for one thing, to find the Holy Grail as part of their Da Vinci Code tour.

跟隨著小說(shuō)《達(dá)芬奇密碼》，我們來(lái)到這座在蘇格蘭歷史上占據(jù)重要地位的小鎮(zhèn)——羅斯林。它地處愛(ài)丁堡南面，是蘇格蘭邊境上的戰(zhàn)略要塞，歷來(lái)為兵家所重視。在蘇格蘭蓋爾語(yǔ)當(dāng)中，一些人認(rèn)為“羅斯林”有“瀑布當(dāng)中的一點(diǎn)”的意思，但是另一些人則認(rèn)為它有“從遠(yuǎn)古時(shí)代流傳下來(lái)的知識(shí)”的意思。小鎮(zhèn)上有著名的羅斯林教堂（Rosslyn Chapel）和羅斯林城堡（Rosslyn Castle）等等。

羅斯林教堂坐落在羅斯山（Ross Hill）山頂，是其標(biāo)志性建筑。當(dāng)你走進(jìn)其中，就會(huì)感覺(jué)到它有一股奇特的魔力。500多年以來(lái)，羅斯林教堂一直是蘇格蘭中世紀(jì)石刻建筑中的瑰寶。惹了一身腥的“學(xué)徒之柱”（The Apprentice Pillar）就矗立在廳堂里，散發(fā)著一股神秘的氣息。

雖然羅斯林教堂由于它的歷史和建筑風(fēng)格而聞名，但是實(shí)際上現(xiàn)在當(dāng)?shù)馗驗(yàn)槠渖锟茖W(xué)而聞名海外。1996年正是在這里的羅斯林學(xué)院誕生了科學(xué)史上的重大突破“克隆羊多利”。

在寫(xiě)入《達(dá)芬奇密碼》之前，旅游者們來(lái)到羅斯林教堂，主要是被他獨(dú)特的建筑風(fēng)格，歷史和宗教背景所吸引。但如今，羅斯林教堂已經(jīng)擁有了世界范圍內(nèi)的聲譽(yù)，每年成千上萬(wàn)的游客來(lái)到這里尋訪(fǎng)小說(shuō)當(dāng)中提到的寶物—圣杯作為他們達(dá)芬奇密碼之旅的重要一站。


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