The setting

Where and when is the story taking place?


This story takes place in Washington D.C., in fact the characters remain within the city border during the entire book, except for the very beginning, when Robert gets his phonecall while he is at home, close to Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Of course the location is important, because the entire book is based upon hidden symbols, chambers, buildings etc. which is located in D.C. The book describes an enormous amount of locations withing the city, from, as mentioned, buildings to metrostations, gardens, libraries, churches, underground basements (SSBXIII) and so on, so yes, the location is a huge part of the story in this book.

Is the story credible?

Indeed, again - every place described actually excist, meaning that you can walk the tracks of Langdon for yourself if you go to Washington D.C. That is what I find so interesting about Dan Browns book, the fact that I am able to learn something as I read. Through his books I've learned a lot about symbols, Masons, world history, the vatican, papacy, how an election of a pope is done, about the museum of Louvre, about Da Vinci, Mona Lisa and so on..

Absolutely credible, though quite an amount of fiction is added as well, of course :-)