点评:St Mary's is located at York Place in New Town. It is free to visit and open from 8.30am to 6.30pm (weekdays) with extended hours on weekends. This is the seat of the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh and the first new Roman Catholic chapel built in the city after the Reformation.
The cathedral was built in 1813-14 by James Gillespie Graham and is Neo-Perpendicular Gothic in architectural design. Later works by Augustus Pugin saw the cathedral's traceried windows and elaborate chancel added. The facade is very nice while there are also interesting things to see within. These include the National Shrine of Saint Andrews including holy relics. The high altar and baldacchino are nice, as is the lovely fresco above the chancel and facing the nave.
We really enjoyed visiting St. Mary's Cathedral while sightseeing around New Town in Edinburgh. It is definitely worth a few minutes to look around if sightseeing in this area of the city.
翻译:圣玛丽教堂坐落于新城的约克坊。参观免费,开放时间为上午8:30至下午6:30(平日),周末则延长开放时间。此处是圣安德鲁斯及爱丁堡大主教的驻地,也是宗教改革后该市建造的第一座新罗马天主教堂。
该大教堂由詹姆斯·吉莱斯皮·格雷厄姆于1813至1814年间设计建造,建筑风格属于新垂直式哥特风格。在奥古斯都·普金的后续设计中,大教堂增添了带有复杂花纹的窗户以及装饰精美的圣坛区。其外观十分漂亮,内部也有许多值得观赏的景致,比如供奉着圣物的大卫圣徒国家圣殿。高高的祭坛与华盖同样精美绝伦,圣坛上方、面向中殿的壁画也极为动人。
我们在爱丁堡的新城区观光时,真切享受了参观圣玛丽大教堂的过程。如果您要在城市的这一区域观光,花几分钟时间四处看看绝对是值得的。