The Da Vinci Code · Filming location
Pyramide Inversée (Carrousel du Louvre)
In the story · Finale
The film's last image: Langdon follows the brass Arago medallions to this upside-down glass pyramid and kneels above the spot where the Grail is said to rest. Today it hangs over the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall, its tip almost touching a small stone pyramid below.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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Things to do
The Da Vinci Code: a tour linked to the story
Walking tour · from Hôtel Ritz, Place Vendôme · about 1 h 30 min · Guide in English or French
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More The Da Vinci Code places nearby
Comédie-Française (Place Colette)120 m away · 2 min on foot
Pont du Carrousel150 m away · 2 min on foot
Louvre Pyramid200 m away · 3 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Tuileries Garden
650 m away · 9 min on footLinked to the storyIn chapter 3 of Dan Brown's novel, the police car carrying Langdon races through the Tuileries towards the Louvre.
Musée d'Orsay
670 m away · 9 min on footLinked to the storyticket neededIn chapter 3 of the novel Langdon names the Musée d'Orsay among the great museums seen from the Arc du Carrousel.
Sainte-Chapelle
1.1 km away · 15 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand at the mall-level railing and frame the glass tip and the stone pyramid meeting dead centre, then step back so the whole inverted pyramid fits.
Getting there
- Address: Carrousel du Louvre, 99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- Nearest metro: Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (L1/L7)
- Access
- Public space
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Café MarlyCall My Agent!90 m away · 1 min on foot
- Comédie-FrançaiseCharade120 m away · 2 min on foot
- Le Nemours (Place Colette)The Intouchables130 m away · 2 min on foot
- Palais-Royal, Colonnes de BurenLupin140 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Le Nemours
130 m away · 2 min on foothistoric caf退Café under the Palais-Royal arcades by the Comédie-Française; seen in The Intouchables
Le Café Marly
140 m away · 2 min on footFrench brasserie€€€Louvre café with a terrace facing the Pyramid; a Call My Agent! location (S4E2)
Le Grand Véfour
440 m away · 6 min on foothaute cuisine€€€€Palais-Royal restaurant founded in 1784, reopened in 2026 with chef Bruno Doucet; seen in Emily in Paris
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story