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Rome in Pop Culture and The Da Vinci Code

Rome is one of the world’s city’s the continually entices tourists and gains attention from people from around the globe. And with all major historic city’s, particularly one that has held such a prominent role in the world’s continued evolution and development, not all of the attention that is bestowed on it is positive. Since mass media and broad information spreading first began, Rome has been surrounded by tremendous intrigue, awe and respect as well as controversy. Much of the controversial aspects that are part of the city’s history also contribute to the amount of interest people have in it.

Tourists love to consider stories like that which was involved with Da Vinci Code and other conspiracy oriented pop culture as well as more clandestine information outlets. However, the majority of Rome’s tourists , as well as those at other major world cities, understand that the story behind The Da Vinci Code is fiction and it simply falls into their interest and entertainment perspectives on certain aspects of the city. Most of the time it increases a personal interest in the locations and settings that occur in that book and other works of fiction.

The actual plot of The Da Vinci Code begins with a murder at the Louvre Museum in Paris . The consequential investigation leads to a conspiracy involving the Catholic Church and a secret relationship between Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. And of course nothing as controversial as the subject matter of this book, or most references to the Catholic Church can escape bringing up the city of Rome and Vatican City . Both Rome and the Catholic Church have existed for centuries and neither is unfamiliar with the plethora of intriguing stories associated with them and these somewhat controversial intriguing reasons for some people’s visits. However, regardless of your reason for being fascinated with Rome and Vatican City and even some of the art, you are welcome to tour the facilities as long as you maintain appropriate behavior and are respectful.

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