点评:Finished in 1853, it was a group of prominent men who made this happen. First, the money man was Archbishop of Armagh Lord John Beresford (1773 – 1862). Around age 50, he was appointed "Primate of All Ireland." Now this position of authority had nothing to do with lemurs, monkeys, or apes, but rather the human primate. The visionary and designer of the campanile was Sir Charles Lanyon (1813-1889) who was both a civil engineer and Architect. And finally, the reason it looks like it does today is credited to Irish Sculptor Thomas Kirk (absolutely no relations to Captain James T. Kirk). The tower is the symbol of Trinity's legacy and stands proudly on the college’s Parliament Square. Yet, there is a caution here, albeit just a legend. When the tower's bells are ringing, any undergraduate who walks under it----doomed to fail.
翻译:这座钟楼于1853年竣工,是由一群杰出人士共同促成的。首先,出资人是阿马大主教约翰·贝雷斯福德勋爵(1773-1862)。大约50岁时,他被任命为“全爱尔兰首席主教”。这个职位与狐猴、猴子或猿猴无关,而是指人类。钟楼的设计者和构想者是查尔斯·兰永爵士(1813-1889),他既是土木工程师又是建筑师。最后,钟楼如今的样貌要归功于爱尔兰雕塑家托马斯·柯克(与詹姆斯·T·柯克上尉没有任何关系)。这座钟楼是三一学院的象征,傲然屹立在学院的议会广场上。然而,这里流传着一个传说:当钟楼的钟声响起时,任何从钟楼下走过的本科生都注定要失败。