点评:We reached the village of Sanahin, famous both for the monastery and the birthplace of Artem Mikoyan (joint designer of various MiG fighters), high in the mountains. The rain had stopped but it was still very muddy underfoot and almost all of us had no coats or boots on. The monastery was built in the 10th century and is one of the largest in Armenia. It was damaged by earthquakes or invaders at various times in its history and also restored several times too. The interior is very dark as the original frescoes have long since decayed but two of the domes have oculus like the Pantheon in Rome, so that allows in some light.
The site was free to enter and pleasant to wander around, the structures had roofs unlike a lot of the old English ecclesiastic buildings! A lot of the interiors were lit with candelabra and electric lights so that helped make things visible and the rooms were noticeably larger then the other sites we had visited. There were lots of random carvings on the columns so I'm not sure if that was graffiti or intended! I chatted to Galust about the original interiors of the cathedrals and it is nice to see both his knowledge and his pride in his heritage.
翻译:我们抵达了位于群山之中的萨纳欣村,该村因当地的修道院以及米格战斗机的主要设计者阿尔乔姆·米科扬的出生地而闻名。雨虽然停了,但地面依然泥泞不堪,我们几乎所有人都没穿外套或靴子。这座修道院建于10世纪,是亚美尼亚规模最大的修道院之一。在历史上,它曾多次因地震或外敌入侵而受损,但也屡经修复。内部环境相当昏暗,因为原有的壁画早已剥落;不过有两个圆顶上设有类似罗马万神殿那样的采光窗,因此能透进一些光线。
整个遗址免费开放,漫步其中十分惬意。与英国许多古老的宗教建筑不同,这里的建筑都带有屋顶!许多室内空间都点着烛台和电灯,使得视野清晰可见;而且这些房间的规模也明显比我们参观过的其他遗址要大。那些柱子上有很多随意刻下的痕迹,所以我不确定那些是涂鸦还是有意而为的!我和加卢斯特聊到了大教堂最初的内部装饰,能感受到他对自己文化遗产的深厚了解与自豪感,真是令人欣慰。