点评:While the majority of medieval Europe was characterized by tight and crooked roads, Speyer is defined by one of the straighter and wider roads and it is intentional. When the Salian Kings chose Speyer as their Cathedral city, they also got a relatively blank slate in this cowtown to engineer their own city. Today, it is easy to see the street as simply a rare boulevard for shopping in this historic medieval city. No, it was designed to be a grand ceremonial road, the "Via Triumphalis", to run straight East - West between the western city entrance gate to the door of the Salian Cathedral, a true rarity for all of medieval Europe.
The story we were told was that when Corad II rose to King of Germany, Italy and Holy Roman Emperor, his family was actually from Worms but had a serious falling out with the Bishop of Worms. So, in his new role, he chooses a relatively minor village, Speyer, for his Cathedral and then shaped it into his city. What you see today is historic in itself as both the Altportel and Cathedral are perfectly framed by this grand street.
We visited on a sunny morning and walked the entire street from the Cathedral to the Altportel and then beyond to the Memorial Church. Unfortunately, for most of the time we had in Speyer, the shops were closed, not opening until 10. However, it provided us time to see both the main and secondary sights on the road like the Altportel, Cathedral and several fountains. In the morning the Altporel is best for pictures in sun and the Cathedral in the afternoon. If you visit Speyer, it is a road you have to and will visit for the sites. You can truly most of the highlights of this town without ever leaving the street.
翻译:中世纪欧洲大部分地区的道路狭窄弯曲,而施派尔则以一条笔直宽阔的道路而闻名,这是有意为之。当萨利安国王选择施派尔作为他们的大教堂所在地时,他们也在这个牛仔城获得了一块相对空白的土地来规划自己的城市。如今,人们很容易将这条街视为这座历史悠久的中世纪城市中一条罕见的购物大道。不,它被设计成一条盛大的仪式道路,即“凯旋大道”,东西向笔直地连接着西城入口和萨利安大教堂的大门,这在整个中世纪欧洲都是罕见的。
我们听说的故事是,当科拉德二世成为德意志、意大利和神圣罗马帝国的国王时,他的家族实际上来自沃尔姆斯,但与沃尔姆斯的主教发生了严重的争执。因此,在他的新角色中,他选择了一个相对较小的村庄——施派尔——作为他的大教堂所在地,并将其改造成他的城市。今天看到的景象本身就充满历史意义,因为阿尔特波特尔和大教堂都完美地被这条宏伟的街道环绕。
我们在一个阳光明媚的早晨参观了施派尔,沿着整条街从大教堂走到阿尔特波特尔,再走到纪念教堂。可惜的是,我们在施派尔的大部分时间里,商店都关门了,要到晚上10点才开门。不过,这给了我们时间去欣赏沿途的主要和次要景点,例如阿尔特波特尔、大教堂和几座喷泉。早上在阿尔特波特尔,阳光下拍照最佳,下午则适合拍摄大教堂。如果您来施派尔,这条路是您必须去而且一定会去的。您无需离开街道,就能真正领略这座城市的大部分亮点。