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A Nostalgic Return - Beautiful, Serene and Very Well Managed
Salisbury Cathedral的点评
点评：My wife and I took a coach trip to Salisbury, which was a bit of a nostalgic return to the area. We had not been back to the city since we were stationed nearby during my last posting in the Army in 1997. We had walked around the Cathedral while living in the area in the late 90s, but could not remember much about it, so as soon as the coach dropped us off we headed straight there, knowing it would be somewhere we would enjoy exploring in the short time we had.
The coach parked in a side street a short distance away, but we could see the very tall spire, so we had no problem finding the Cathedral. We had paid online in advance for the General Entry, which was £12.50 and includes access to the Cathedral floor, the cloisters, and the original 1215 Magna Carta in the Chapter House. It costs £14.50 on the day. We did visit the Chapter House to see the Magna Carta, but as we had already viewed it at the British Library in London, we did not spend long there.
It turned out to be a fascinating couple of hours. It is truly a beautiful and serene place and it looked so different from how we remembered it all those years ago. I took a lot of photos of both the inside and outside, which I will upload with this review.
Two things really stood out for us. The first is the large font in the middle of the Cathedral which acts like a mirror — water pours from it into the Cathedral floor, which is quite mesmerising. This is the Infinity Font, a modern bronze baptismal font designed by William Pye in 2008. The second is the rotating glass piece in the Morning Chapel, the Rex Whistler Memorial Prism, a permanent engraved glass artwork which is equally entrancing. I took videos of both, which I will also upload.
The sad part of the visit was that a funeral was taking place while we were there. A member of staff told us it was for a young person, and with the mournful organ music being played, it was very poignant. The service was in a part of the Cathedral not accessible to visitors. It was well managed — members of staff were placed strategically around the Cathedral to make sure no photos were taken of that area and that no one wandered in. They were very polite in reminding people that the funeral was taking place. In fact, there are many staff members placed around the Cathedral who are very helpful with information about the exhibits.
I would thoroughly recommend this beautiful place of worship as a must-see if you are visiting Salisbury.
The coach parked in a side street a short distance away, but we could see the very tall spire, so we had no problem finding the Cathedral. We had paid online in advance for the General Entry, which was £12.50 and includes access to the Cathedral floor, the cloisters, and the original 1215 Magna Carta in the Chapter House. It costs £14.50 on the day. We did visit the Chapter House to see the Magna Carta, but as we had already viewed it at the British Library in London, we did not spend long there.
It turned out to be a fascinating couple of hours. It is truly a beautiful and serene place and it looked so different from how we remembered it all those years ago. I took a lot of photos of both the inside and outside, which I will upload with this review.
Two things really stood out for us. The first is the large font in the middle of the Cathedral which acts like a mirror — water pours from it into the Cathedral floor, which is quite mesmerising. This is the Infinity Font, a modern bronze baptismal font designed by William Pye in 2008. The second is the rotating glass piece in the Morning Chapel, the Rex Whistler Memorial Prism, a permanent engraved glass artwork which is equally entrancing. I took videos of both, which I will also upload.
The sad part of the visit was that a funeral was taking place while we were there. A member of staff told us it was for a young person, and with the mournful organ music being played, it was very poignant. The service was in a part of the Cathedral not accessible to visitors. It was well managed — members of staff were placed strategically around the Cathedral to make sure no photos were taken of that area and that no one wandered in. They were very polite in reminding people that the funeral was taking place. In fact, there are many staff members placed around the Cathedral who are very helpful with information about the exhibits.
I would thoroughly recommend this beautiful place of worship as a must-see if you are visiting Salisbury.
翻译：我和妻子乘巴士前往索尔兹伯里，这次出行算是对那片地区的一次怀旧之旅。自从1997年我在军队服役时驻扎在附近后，我们就再没回过这座城市。90年代末居住在当地时，我们曾参观过大教堂，但记忆已有些模糊。因此，巴士一把我们放下，我们就立刻直奔大教堂而去——我们知道，在有限的逗留时间内，那里一定是个适合尽情探索的好去处。巴士停在不远处的一条小巷里，但我们能看到那座非常高的尖塔，因此很容易就找到了大教堂。我们事先在线购买了普通入场券，价格为12.50英镑，该票价可让我们进入大教堂内厅、回廊以及藏有1215年版《大宪章》原件的礼拜堂。当天的现场购票价格为14.50英镑。我们确实去了礼拜堂去观看《大宪章》，不过由于我们之前已经在伦敦的大英图书馆看过它了，我们在那里停留的时间并不长。
不过，那几个小时真是令人着迷。那里确实是个美丽又宁静的地方，与我们多年前的记忆中的模样大不相同。我拍了很多教堂内外的照片，稍后会随此评论一同上传。
有两样东西特别令我们印象深刻。第一就是大教堂中央那个巨大的喷泉——它就像一面镜子，水从中涌出并流淌到教堂的地面上，景象十分迷人。这就是“无限洗礼池”，它是威廉·派于2008年设计的一款现代风格的青铜制洗礼池。另一件作品则是晨祷礼拜堂里的旋转玻璃装置——“雷克斯·惠斯勒纪念棱镜”，这是一件带有永久雕刻图案的玻璃艺术品，同样令人着迷不已。我给这两者都拍摄了视频，稍后也会上传。
这次参观中令人难过的一点是：我们在那里时正好有一场葬礼正在进行。一位工作人员告诉我们，死者是一位年轻人；当时哀伤的风琴声也在回荡着……整个过程非常感人。葬礼是在大教堂中游客无法进入的区域举行的。组织工作井然有序——工作人员被合理地安排在大教堂各处，以确保无人能拍下该区域的照片，也无人擅自闯入。他们很有礼貌地提醒众人正在举行葬礼。事实上，大教堂里有很多工作人员，他们总能提供关于展品的实用信息，非常乐于助人。如果您前往索尔兹伯里，我极力推荐这座美丽的礼拜场所，它绝对值得一访。
不过，那几个小时真是令人着迷。那里确实是个美丽又宁静的地方，与我们多年前的记忆中的模样大不相同。我拍了很多教堂内外的照片，稍后会随此评论一同上传。
有两样东西特别令我们印象深刻。第一就是大教堂中央那个巨大的喷泉——它就像一面镜子，水从中涌出并流淌到教堂的地面上，景象十分迷人。这就是“无限洗礼池”，它是威廉·派于2008年设计的一款现代风格的青铜制洗礼池。另一件作品则是晨祷礼拜堂里的旋转玻璃装置——“雷克斯·惠斯勒纪念棱镜”，这是一件带有永久雕刻图案的玻璃艺术品，同样令人着迷不已。我给这两者都拍摄了视频，稍后也会上传。
这次参观中令人难过的一点是：我们在那里时正好有一场葬礼正在进行。一位工作人员告诉我们，死者是一位年轻人；当时哀伤的风琴声也在回荡着……整个过程非常感人。葬礼是在大教堂中游客无法进入的区域举行的。组织工作井然有序——工作人员被合理地安排在大教堂各处，以确保无人能拍下该区域的照片，也无人擅自闯入。他们很有礼貌地提醒众人正在举行葬礼。事实上，大教堂里有很多工作人员，他们总能提供关于展品的实用信息，非常乐于助人。如果您前往索尔兹伯里，我极力推荐这座美丽的礼拜场所，它绝对值得一访。
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