点评:Great St. Martin is one of the 12 Romanesque churches that Cologne was known for and perhaps the most prominent church in the city after the Cathedral. Its location in the center of the Old Town adjacent to the riverfront as well as its distinctive soaring square tower make it an attraction you are sure to see if you spend any time in the Old Town.
While its exterior is a landmark for the city, it interior may be the most Romanesque of the 12, certainly the 6 we were able to visit. It is a heavy stone church with thick walls and few windows. While much of the church is a renovation to repair WWII damage, the church is built on the site of an old Roman chapel with historic structure build around 1200. In some ways, it is one of the few Romanesque churches where the exterior is more decorative than the interior.
While the church itself is free to visit, if you want to see the historic Roman undercroft, it will cost additional two Euros. My daughter and I paid to go under the church, and it was an interesting experience. We spent about 30 minutes inside the church including going to the undercroft. As for the exterior we walked by it several time crisscrossing the city.
翻译:圣马丁大教堂是科隆十二座著名的罗马式教堂之一,或许是继大教堂之后这座城市最显眼的教堂。它位于老城中心,毗邻河畔,其标志性的高耸方形塔楼使其成为您在老城漫步时必看的景点。
教堂外观是这座城市的标志性建筑,而其内部装饰或许是十二座教堂中最具罗马式风格的,至少在我们参观过的六座教堂中是如此。这是一座厚重的石砌教堂,墙壁厚实,窗户不多。虽然教堂的大部分建筑都是为了修复二战造成的破坏而进行的翻修,但它建于一座古老的罗马小教堂遗址之上,其历史结构可追溯至公元1200年左右。从某种意义上说,它是少数几座外观比内部装饰更华丽的罗马式教堂之一。
教堂本身免费参观,但如果您想参观历史悠久的罗马式地下室,则需要额外支付两欧元。我和女儿付费参观了教堂地下室,这是一次有趣的体验。我们在教堂内停留了大约30分钟,包括参观了地下室。至于教堂外观,我们在穿梭于城市各处时曾多次路过。