CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE
by Peter Woodman
Paris is poised to reap huge tourist benefits from the eagerly-awaited
movie release of The Da Vinci Code, based on Dan Brown's best-selling
novel.
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| The Louvre Pyramid from inside |
Even a few weeks before the film comes out, there is evidence of the Da
Vinci factor in the French capital.
The Louvre Museum, setting for the explosive start to the book, reported
a record number of visitors in 2005, with around 7.3 million people
visiting - up from the previous record figure of 6.7 million.
Louvre officials said The Da Vinci Code was partly responsible for the
increase in visitors and that they expected the film to inspire an even
greater number of visitors.
Starring Tom Hanks, who plays American professor Robert Langdon and
French actress Audrey Tautou, who plays cryptologist Sophie Neveu, The
Da Vinci Code film was shot partly in the Louvre and includes other
scenes in France, England and Scotland.
For our trip to Paris, we travelled on Eurostar, which is leading the international campaign to boost tourism to Da Vinci Code locations, and is actually a partner in the Columbia Pictures film.
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