点评:St John's Co Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578,having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John.The church was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar,who designed several of the more prominent buildings in Valletta.The interior of the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe. The cathedral's exterior was slightly damaged by aerial bombardment in 1941, during World War II, barely escaping total destruction. The contents of the cathedral had been transferred elsewhere before the bombardment, so no works of art were lost. The cathedral was restored between the late 1980s and the early 1990s. In 2001, the St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation was set up to administer and conserve the cathedral and its museum.At 0830 hrs made my way to St John's Co Cathedral and was one of the first tourists of the day in the queue to purchase the entrance tickets.The entrance tickets sale opened at 0900 hrs with admission charges being Euro 14 for adults and Euro 12 for Senior citizens.The entrance fee included hand held audio guide with 20 numbered stops inside the church pathway.
翻译:圣约翰大教堂是瓦莱塔的一座天主教大教堂,供奉施洗者圣约翰。它由圣约翰教团于 1573 年至 1578 年间建造,由大师让·德·拉·卡西埃委托,作为圣约翰修道院教堂。教堂由马耳他建筑师吉罗拉莫·卡萨尔设计,瓦莱塔几座最著名的建筑也是他设计的。教堂的内部被认为是欧洲巴洛克式建筑最精美的典范之一。1941 年第二次世界大战期间,大教堂的外部在空袭中略有受损,险些被彻底摧毁。轰炸前,大教堂的藏品已被转移到其他地方,因此没有艺术品丢失。大教堂在 20 世纪 80 年代末至 90 年代初进行了修复。 2001 年,圣约翰联合大教堂基金会成立,旨在管理和保护大教堂及其博物馆。早上 8 点 30 分,我前往圣约翰联合大教堂,成为当天排队购买门票的第一批游客之一。门票于 9 点开始发售,成人票价为 14 欧元,老年人票价为 12 欧元。入场费包括手持语音导览,教堂小径内有 20 个编号站点。