2018-07-09
【Aiden in English】
After one harsh day of running on fumes, we rested and didn't fall asleep instantly when hopping on the water bus. It took me two minutes. Today's adventure would take us to a basilica, then a basilica. The difference was that one was a courthouse, or what a basilica meant in ancient Roman architecture a hundred years ago. So, a courthouse came first. The courthouse, senate chamber, Council of Ten, compass room, apartments, and prisons were all wrapped into one, but are most referred to as the Doge's Palace. It housed many leaders over the centuries, creating a costly and beautiful interior. The most accurate comparison would be to the German Palace of Augustusburg. Decent square apartment rooms and huge rectangular halls filled with gold and gems. Paintings covering every ceiling and wall-like drapes, wasteful amounts of treasures, and I'm pretty sure the Republic of Venice built the palace for itself. It also holds some critical events in its history, such as the meeting that led to the signing of the Tripartite Pact. I geeked out when I heard that, especially since WWII was the best thing we learned in history all year in my 9th-grade year. The negotiation took place in the chamber of the Great Council, which featured a stage for the senate and a larger hall for viewers and non-senate members. Behind the stage was the largest oil canvas painting of Il Paradiso by Tintoretto on display, a massive crowd of people reaching out to Jesus. What's new? The building wasn't just a giant government-run presidential palace. It was also linked to the prison, securing some of the most dangerous political criminals in the country. It is said that once a man was convicted, he walked across the bridge linking the two buildings, which led Lord Byron to name it "The Bridge of Sighs." It's a small, covered bridge with diamond-cut Windows, barely tall enough for me to stand straight up. And yet, it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every day and consistently causes a traffic jam at the waterway entrance for photos. Getting sent to prison seemed essentially like a death sentence, as conditions were terrible. People slept and sat on rock floors, eating bread all day. I'm not sure if the bread was the freshest either. I guess that's what the bridge of sighs implies: your life's over. Eventually, we made our way through the Doge's Palace, which conveniently ended at the entrance of the Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark. This was a traditional basilica, specifically for the Doge, dating back to the 9th century, with numerous altars and artifacts, including a gold board filled with gems that, remarkably, had not been stolen over the ages. With the traditional dome-shaped Italo-Byzantine and Gothic designs, the basilica had a high ceiling (what a surprise), many paintings (what a surprise), a beautiful cross (what a surprise), and a gift shop (what a surprise). It also had many Latin scribbles everywhere, entertaining me while I climbed stairs or roamed the museum. This basilica area also offers a bell tower elevator ride to the top, providing the best view of the city. While it did cost a bit, the moment was breathtaking. All the buildings in Venice were short and gable-roofed, resulting in a horizon filled with terra-cotta red tops and a visible coastline. I also took some good pictures. This was day two of Mediterranean Romance in a nutshell. We also went on a Grand Canal tour in the afternoon, but I think we'll save gondola touring for another day. Tomorrow is going to be a highlight because we are going to Verona. Oh, the ninth-grade English! In 1987, Venice and its Lagoon was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 【紅霞譯】
在馬不停蹄奔波一整天之後，我們總算消停下來，待坐上水路公交船沒過兩分鐘便昏睡了過去。
今天我們先遊覽廊柱宮殿再參觀大教堂，根本區別在於 “王者之廳” ，至少幾百年前古羅馬建築格局大致如此，公堂占居首要位置，說白了，廊柱宮殿是集法院、議會廳、十人決策評委廳、判決室、下榻和監獄等於一體，最為常見的要算威尼斯總督府。過去幾個世紀很多帝王將相先後到這裡駐足留宿，促使總督宮內部裝潢日趨富麗堂皇，與德國奧古斯特“大”堡相比有過之而無不及，不論寬敞別致的規正寓所還是豪華氣派的長方形廳堂，黃金寶石鋪天蓋地，天花板及牆壁四周掛滿了繪畫，彰顯窮奢極侈貴族風氣，我相信威尼斯共和國政府實則為自己打造王宮。總督府來頭不小，像轟動全球的德意日三國同盟條約就是在這裡達成共識的，我禁不住竊喜，畢竟高一歷史課上最費口舌的內容非二戰莫屬，況且談判地點又設在大議會議事廳，議員坐在台上，而觀察員和非議員則呆在大廳中，主席台後面是丁托列托創作的世界上最大的布面油畫《天堂》，眾人湧向耶穌，好不新穎！
該建築並非只是達官貴族落腳的豪華宮殿，另外還附設一座監獄，裡面關押過所謂禍國殃民的政治犯，據說一旦有人被定罪，他得步行穿過連接兩棟大樓被拜倫勳爵命名的“嘆息橋”，這個帶有鑽石花紋窗戶的蓋橋橋身不高，我甚至沒法直腰走路，然而每天卻吸引了成千上萬的遊客擠在水道口邊攝影留念。監獄條件極差，因此鋃鐺入獄基本等於宣判死刑，犯人睡在石板地上整天靠麵包充飢，恐怕也不會是剛出爐的玩藝，我猜這正是嘆息橋寓意所在：人生來日無多。
最終我們走出總督府，恰好停在聖馬可“戰神”大教堂門前，這是九世紀專門為總督營造的正宗聖殿，裡面建有大小祭壇並充斥着歷代文物，譬如寶石鑲嵌的金壁，邪門的是居然從未遭遇過打劫，採用傳統的拱頂意大利—拜占庭及哥特式設計，天花板特高（好不搶眼）、繪畫極多（好不羨慕）、十字架很美（好不意外）包括禮品店（好不驚喜）！教堂里拉丁文字隨處可見，讓我在爬樓梯或漫遊博物館時情趣大增；其鐘樓提供電梯服務，可以載客直達頂樓觀賞全城絕佳景色，雖說收點費用，但登高望遠那一瞬間卻令人無比震撼。威尼斯民居樓層低矮頂篷呈人字形，赤陶紅瓦房跳躍在清澈見底的海岸線上，我同時抓拍了不少美照。 簡而言之，現在正值地中海浪漫之旅第二天，下午一家老少又趕去大運河觀光，但我清楚過兩天還打算乘坐威尼斯鳳尾船兜風，而重頭戲壓到明天，因為我們要去維羅納，這可是高一英語涉及的內容喲！ 1987年，威尼斯及其瀉湖被聯合國教科文組織納入《世界遺產名錄》。 Today in History(歷史上的今天):
2018: Venice, La Serenissima of Italy(意大利威尼斯·寧靜之城) 2018: Venice, Piazza San Marco of Italy(意大利威尼斯·聖馬可廣場) 2018: Venice, the City of Bridges in Italy(意大利威尼斯·橋城) 2018: Venice, the City of Canals in Italy(意大利威尼斯·運河之都) 2018: Venice, the Floating City of Italy(意大利威尼斯·浮城) 2017: Vianna w/ Mozart & Strauss Concert(奧地利維也納·莫扎特與斯特勞斯音樂會)
2017: Belvedere, the Austrian Gallery AUT(奧地利美景宮·國家美術館) 2017: Vienna, the City of Music in Austria(奧地利維也納·音樂之城) 2017: Vienna, the Capital of Dreams in Austria(奧地利維也納·夢之都) 2016: Cobh, the Teardrop of Ireland(愛爾蘭科夫·海灣的眼淚)
2016: Cork, the Rebel County of Ireland(愛爾蘭科克·叛逆之地)
2016: Kinsale, the Tide Head of Ireland(愛爾蘭金塞爾·潮頭之角) 2016: Blarney Castle, the Stone of Eloquence(愛爾蘭布拉尼城堡·雄辯之石) 2014 World Cup—ARG vs. NLD(阿根廷對荷蘭世界盃足球賽)  Piazza San Marco by Lagoon，the Drawing Room of Europe
(瀉湖畔聖馬可廣場·歐洲的畫廊 07-09-2018) 
St Mark's Campanile, Venice's Tallest Structure, as a Former Lighthouse & Watchtower (聖馬可鐘樓·威尼斯最高的建築，舊時的航標燈及瞭望塔 07-09-2018） 
Basilica di San Marco, Dedicated to & Holding the Relics of St Mark the Evangelist, the Patron Saint of the City (聖馬可大教堂·供奉着威尼斯的守護神聖馬可福音傳教士，並保存着其遺物 07-09-2018)  Triumphal Quadriga of Saint Mark-Lysippos @ Basilica di San Marco
(聖馬可大教堂·利西波斯“解開馬匹的人”式凱旋戰車 07-09-2018) 
Balcony w/ Triumphal Quadriga, Looted from Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade in 1204 & Placed on the Façade of Basilica di San Marco (聖馬可大教堂·四馬戰車於1204年第四次十字軍東征後從君士坦丁堡被劫掠，並被安放在教堂陽台上 07-09-2018)  Piazza San Marco, Former Political & Religious Center of the Republic of Venice
(聖馬可廣場·前威尼斯共和國政治和宗教中心 07-09-2018) 
1st Visit in Dec, 1995 (1995年12月初游威尼斯)
Torre dell'Orologio, an Astronomical Clock Displaying the Time, Phases of the Moon, & the Sun's Position within the Zodiac Signs (鐘樓·帶有顯示時間、月相以及太陽在黃道十二宮中位置的天文鐘 07-09-2018)  Santa Maria Elisabetta @ Venice Lido, a Barrier Island in the Venetian Lagoon & Home to the Venice Film Festival
(威尼斯麗都“海岸”島·瀉湖的堰洲島 | 威尼斯電影節所在地 | 聖母瑪麗亞“慈愛”伊麗莎白“上帝是我的誓言”教堂 07-09-2018)  San Giorgio Maggiore in front of San Marco Campanile
(前：聖喬治大帝教堂 | 後：聖馬可鐘樓 07-09-2018) 
Ponte dei Sospiri, the Covered Limestone Bridge Constructed in 1602 Between the the Doge's Palace w/ the New Prison (嘆息橋·1602年建造的石灰岩廊橋，連接總督府和新監獄 07-09-2018)  Doge Palace, the 14th-Century Venetian Gothic Style
(總督宮·14世紀威尼斯哥特式) 
Courtyard, Doge Palace (總督宮·庭院 07-09-2018) 
Scala dei Giganti Flanked by Mars & Neptune, Doge Palace (總督宮· 火星與海王星輔佐兩側的巨人石階 07-09-2018) 
Ornamentation of the Courtyard w/ Marble Clock, Doge Palace (總督宮· 庭院裝飾與大理石鐘 07-09-2018)  Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Doge Palace
(總督宮·議會大廳 07-09-2018) 
Sala della Bussola, Doge Palace (總督宮·指南針大廳 07-09-2018)  Sala del Consiglio dei Dieci, Doge Palace
(總督宮·十國議會大廳 08-09-2018)  Tintoretti's Paradiso, Sala del Consiglio dei Dieci of Doge Palace
(總督宮十國議會大廳·丁托雷蒂“小染工”《天堂》)  Prison Cell, Doge Palace (總督宮·監獄 07-09-2018)
 Lunch @ Ristorante Pizzeria
(披薩餐廳·午餐 07-09-2018)  Dinner @ Ristorante Roma w/ Spritz
(羅馬餐廳·威尼斯雞尾酒晚餐 07-09-2018)  San Giorgio Maggiore, the Island of Cypresses w/ San Giorgio Maggiore Church in the 16th-Century Classical Renaissance Style
(聖喬治大帝島·柏樹島上16世紀古典文藝復興風格的聖喬治大帝教堂 07-09-2018)  Hotel Carlton on the Grand, the Combination of Historic Ctr & Convenience
(大運河卡爾頓“自由人地”酒店·入住的下榻，便利出遊各歷史景地 07-09-2018) Crosslinks(相關博文):
Brühl, Castle Augustusburg in Germany(德國布呂爾·奧古斯都堡) Brühl, Augustusburg & Falkenlust DEU(德國布呂爾·大古堡與行宮) Italy(出遊意大利)
Europe(歐洲掠影) 9th Grade(高中一年級) |
