Built on History, Rebuilt on Faith
St Mary's Church, Parish of Hitchin的点评
点评:My wife & I stopped in Hitchin on our first day in England, and the highlight of our mid-week visit to the medieval market town was a self-guided tour of St Mary's Church. Reading one or more of the many internet descriptions of this historic building (the initial parts of the church having been erected in the 13th Century with most of the rest from the 14th & 15th Centuries) would give visitors a better appreciation of the fine details of the beautiful old church as it stands today. It was built & damaged & rebuilt on several occasions over the Middle Ages, each time adding more interesting structures & decorative features to admire. Before or after exploring the interior spaces (give yourself at least a half-hour to wander & inspect from floors to ceilings), be sure to walk around the outside of the building to see the gargoyles & chimeras adorning the façade as well as the old churchyard cemetery.
翻译:我和妻子在英国的第一天在希钦停留,周中参观中世纪集镇的亮点是圣玛丽教堂的自助游。阅读网上对这座历史建筑的众多描述(教堂的最初部分建于 13 世纪,其余大部分建于 14 世纪和 15 世纪)中的一个或多个,可以让游客更好地欣赏教堂的精美细节。今天美丽的古老教堂。它在中世纪曾多次被建造、损坏和重建,每次都增加了更多有趣的结构和装饰特征以供欣赏。在探索内部空间之前或之后(给自己至少半小时的时间从地板到天花板漫步和检查),一定要在建筑物的外部走动,看看装饰外墙的石像鬼和嵌合体以及旧的建筑。教堂墓地。