When author Dan Brown first visited Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian, Scotland, the small, working church wasn’t on any tourist maps. Though located just seven miles south of Edinburgh, Rosslyn d… ...

Detail from The Apprentice Pillar | Rosslyn Chapel. Let the stones tell the story. Step inside this extraordinary 15th-century chapel and you’ll be captivated by its intricate stone carvings, ...

The Rosslyn Chapel's 213 stone cubes were carved when Leonardo da Vinci and ... One of the four angels above what's known as the "Apprentice Pillar" was holding a strange instrument that had ...

There is so much to discover and learn about Rosslyn Chapel, no two visits are the same. News you can trust since 1873. ... Don’t miss – Look out for the Apprentice Pillar, ...

The Apprentice Pillar | Rosslyn In a story told since at least 1677, the chapel’s Master stonemason was abroad, looking for inspiration from other ecclesiastical buildings.

Look out for the Apprentice Pillar, said to have been designed by the Master Mason’s young apprentice. How many Green Men can you count – there are said to be over 100 inside and outside, and ...

ROSLIN, Scotland -- There's no mystical rose line, no hidden vault where the fabled Holy Grail may rest. And the brutal veil of metal scaffolding shrouding the chapel doesn't help either. Reality ...

The Rosslyn Chapel is a conspiracy theorist's playroom, its interior a madhouse of mysterious stone carvings. In the movie version of The Da Vinci Code , Tom Hanks' professor of "symbology" stares ...

Reality at Rosslyn Chapel is very different from the portrayal in Dan Brown's hit thriller, "The Da Vinci Code." But the novel has been a welcome boost for a church in desperate need of repair.

Reality at Rosslyn Chapel is very different from the portrayal in Dan Brown's hit thriller, ... and the imposing "apprentice pillar" with its twisting wreaths of stone leaves, ...