世界奇觀第3期: 聖十字教堂和邁泰奧拉

Party Place the Pope Shut Down

被教皇關閉的教堂

Not every holy order has a vow of silence. In fact, Santa Croce in Venice, Italy, had a reputation as something of a party monastery.

並不是每一個教會都是神聖的虔誠的無聲世界。實際上位於威尼斯的聖十字教堂就有着宴會教堂的稱號。

The chapter was known for organizing evening events hosted by a nun who had once been a nightclub dancer. Santa Croce was even famous for attracting the likes of celebrities and VIPs like Madonna.

這個教會因爲一名曾在夜店工作的舞女在此舉辦晚宴而出名。聖十字教堂還因爲麥當娜這樣的名人和貴賓們在此大辦舞會而聲名在外。

Unfortunately, it may be too late to pay a visit to this holy site. Because of its reputation, Pope Benedict XVI ordered its closure earlier this year.

很不幸的是，現在不能參觀這座教堂了。因爲出於名譽的考慮，教皇本篤十五世今年早些時候關閉了這間教堂。

6.A Temple Suspended in Air

在空中飛舞的寺院

Located in Kalampaka, Greece, the Meteora are series of 24 Eastern Orthodox monasteries atop towers of rock built starting in the 11th century. The rock towers themselves are some 60 million years old, emerging from the cone of a river and further transformed by earthquakes according to the World Heritage Convention.

坐落在希臘卡蘭巴卡的邁泰奧拉頂部分佈着24座東正教修道院，這些修道院從11世紀就存在了。世界遺產公約說，這些坐落在一條河流的彎道處的石塔甚至有6千萬年的歷史，後來又經歷了地震，才形成懸空的地形。

In Greek, Meteora means "suspended in air," and the monasteries are an architectural marvel akin to the Hanging Temple that opened this story.

在希臘語中，邁泰奧拉是“在空中飛舞”的意思，這些寺廟與本系列開頭的懸空寺有異曲同工之妙。