This picture is a picture of a Swiss bank, and much like the one described in The DaVinci Code. "The Depository Bank of Zurich was a twenty-four hour Geldschrank offering the full modern array of anonymous services in the tradition of the Swiss numbered account... As Sophie pulled the taxi to a stop in front of their destination, Langdon gazed out at the buildings uncompromising architecture and sensed the Depository Bank of Zurich was a firm with little sense of humor. The building was a windowless rectangle that seemed to be forged entirely of dull steel. Resembling an enormous metal brick, the edifice sat back from the road with a fifteen-foot-tall, neon, equilateral cross glowing over its facade." (191) Also, as you can see from the picture above, the keys match the description given by Langdon and Sophie throughout the book.
What Langdon commented about the Swiss Depository Bank struck me as a very convincing quote: "The message was clear: You are walking into a vault." (193) This was after Langdon was noticing how the whole entire building was fashioned with steel and marble--and nothing else minus the occasional human being.
Right as I was reading on page 199, I had a burst of inspiration! The ten-digit account number that is needed to open the vault for which the key opens is... The ten-digit number that is also the Fibonacci Sequence rearranged! "13-3-2-21-1-1-8-5" (74)
Kai--Is Vernet really on their side?
This section of the Da Vinci Code has offered further entertainment for me. I have really started to enjoy reading to a point that I don’t want to stop. These chapters are really exciting because the reader gets to learn more about the anagrams that Jacques Saunière left for Sophie and Langdon. First off we learn that the key is actually a key to a vault in an anonymous Swiss bank called a Geldschrank. This bank uses high tech computers to keep all of the clients contents completely anonymous even from the people who work at the bank. We also learn that the sequence of numbers that Saunière left on the ground was actually a ten digit access code for the bank vault. After they enter the code we learn that there is one thing in the vault, a lone box made of cherry wood. Later on we learn that the box contains a cryptex, a replica of a Da Vinci design to keep important documents safe from others. Not only do the readers learn more about the story line, but we also learn about some of Da Vinci’s devices and more importantly we learn about history.
ReplyDeleteI really like Dan Brown’s writing style because he leaves me hanging on to ideas and then later on, maybe 2 or 3 chapters later, reveals what it is. For example when Sophie and Langdon open the box Brown does not reveal what it contains. He then switches to a different storyline and after he switches back he tells his readers what is in the box. I like this because it really makes the reader want to continue reading and that is what makes a great author.