点评:There is a 360-degree view from the extraordinary 55-metre tower, however anyone interested in modern Australian architecture will need a drink after checking out the Robin Boyd-designed buildings. Boyd died before the work was complete so The Ashton Tower Lookout was named after E. R. (Ted) Ashton, the architect who took over the project.
Who was Ted? Edward ‘Ted’ Ashton established ERA Architects (formally E R Ashton Architecture and ERA2000 Architects) in 1974. Ted was a pioneer in Australian architecture until his retirement at age 82. He was born in 1927 and passed away in 2013.
There is no cost to visiting this tower but I would highly recommend a visit into the other parts of the winery... such as the art gallery or the tasting room. From this tower you will get sweeping views of the landscape around you.
I have a huge fear of heights, but unusually it was not too bad up the tower... except I could not go too close and lean over like others from my group. It feels very safe to be up there and it's well worth the trip up there.
翻译:从这座 55 米高的非凡塔楼可以欣赏到 360 度的美景,但任何对现代澳大利亚建筑感兴趣的人在参观完罗宾·博伊德 (Robin Boyd) 设计的建筑后都需要喝一杯。博伊德在工程完成前去世,因此阿什顿塔观景台以接管该项目的建筑师 E. R. (Ted) Ashton 的名字命名。
特德是谁? Edward ‘Ted’ Ashton 于 1974 年创立了 ERA Architects(原 E R Ashton Architecture 和 ERA2000 Architects)。Ted 一直是澳大利亚建筑领域的先驱,直到 82 岁退休。他出生于 1927 年,于 2013 年去世。
参观这座塔是免费的,但我强烈建议参观酒庄的其他部分……例如艺术画廊或品酒室。从这座塔楼您可以将周围的风景尽收眼底。
我有严重的恐高症,但不同寻常的是,在塔上的情况并不算太糟糕……只是我不能像我们小组中的其他人那样靠得太近和俯身。在那里感觉非常安全,而且非常值得去那里旅行。