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Rosslyn

Rosslyn can refer to:

  • Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
  • Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, United States
    • Rosslyn Station, the Washington Metro station serving Rosslyn
  • Rosslyn, Kentucky
  • Rosslyn, Ontario, Canada
  • Rosslyn (Edmonton), a neighborhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada
  • Rosslyn, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Rosslyn Academy, a school in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Rosslyn Range, American long jumper
  • Rosslyn Tower, a Grade II listed house in Putney, London

Usage examples of "rosslyn".

In addition to identifying Rosslyn by name, the verse made reference to several of the chapel's renowned architectural features.

Archaeologists petitioned to begin blasting through the bedrock to reach the mysterious chamber, but the Rosslyn Trust expressly forbade any excavation of the sacred site.

Far too much attention had been drawn to Rosslyn in past decades, and sooner or later someone would find a way to break into the vault.

The Knights Templar had been master stonemasons, erecting Templar churches all over Europe, but Rosslyn was considered their most sublime labor of love and veneration.

Sophie's grandfather's final verse made direct reference to the Master Masons who adorned Rosslyn with their carved artistic offerings.

To this day the Rosslyn Trust offered a generous reward to anyone who could unveil the secret meaning, but the code remained a mystery.

Although Saunière's poem clearly indicated Rosslyn, Langdon was not sure what to do now that they had arrived.

The sound of his voice seemed to echo now in the ancient stones of Rosslyn, settling through the earth and reverberating in the unknown hollows below.

Now, gazing up at the spires of Rosslyn, Langdon could not escape the hollow gnaw of Rosslyn's unsolved mystery.

Langdon, considering what you've done for me tonight, and as curator of the Rosslyn Trust, I can tell you for certain that the Grail is no longer here.

Turning his eyes toward Rosslyn, Langdon felt a boyish craving to know her secrets.

Roslin was the home of the ancient and extraordinary Rosslyn Chapel, which in recent years had become the target of a range of millennialist nutters.

Quel quartiere di Rosslyn sembra­va pacifico, sereno, ben tenuto: prati accuratamente rasati, box doppi, case grandi, in parte antiche, in parte moderne.

Two blocks later, he entered the Rosslyn Metro station and trotted down the escalator to the platform labeled "Blue Line to National Airport.