Beautiful old Spanish mission church that’s worth the short drive from Tucson
Mission San Xavier del Bac的点评
点评:I visited the old Spanish mission church of San Xavier del Bac just south of Tucson recently. The present church was built between 1783 and 1797. I'd been there once before, but that was over 30 years earlier. The church is quite easy to find once you exit the freeway due to its bright white painted walls and towers contrasting with the landscape. There's plenty of parking right outside. Unfortunately the ornate central part of the church facade was obscured by scaffolding when I visited but the interior, with its domed ceilings and tall central dome plus its rich ornamentation, was fascinating to see. It doesn't take long to look through the building, and there's not much more to see other than the interior, so it didn't take me more than 15-20 minutes. If you're in Tucson it's a short and worthwhile detour if you're interested in Spanish colonial church architecture.
翻译:我最近参观了位于图森南部的圣泽维尔德尔巴克(San Xavier del Bac)老西班牙传教教堂。现在的教堂建于1783年至1797年间。我之前去过一次,但那是30多年前的事了。教堂很容易找到,因为它洁白的墙壁和塔楼与周围的景色形成了鲜明的对比。教堂门外就有充足的停车位。可惜的是,我去的时候教堂正面华丽的中央部分被脚手架遮挡住了,但教堂内部,尤其是穹顶和高耸的中央穹顶,以及丰富的装饰,仍然令人着迷。参观这座建筑并不需要很长时间,除了内部之外也没有太多其他可看的地方,所以我只花了15到20分钟就参观完了。如果你在图森,并且对西班牙殖民时期的教堂建筑感兴趣,那么这里是一个值得一去的短途旅行目的地。