点评:The Cathedral square offers a variety of different restaurants and cafes, plus two interesting sculptures -- a depiction of a fable of a young child and a dog in the middle of the square (in stone, Nello and Patrasche) and the Monument to the Builders of the Cathedral. Don't miss them. The exterior is beautifully decorated with a wonderful portal (depicting The Last Judgment). The architecture, especially the steeple, is magnficent. Inside the art is sumptuous -- highlighted by two wonderful Rubens triptychs that are the only pictures in the world by him that are still placed -- on either side of the main altar -- exactly where he planned. Plus additional Rubens, de Vos, Francken, and a series of polyptych altarpieces in the chapels. The stained glass is a marvel and the wooden sculpture -- highlights are the choir stalls and the pulpits -- are remarkable. A world-class Cathedral that should not be missed.
翻译:大教堂广场周围遍布各式各样的餐厅和咖啡馆,还有两座引人注目的雕塑:广场中央一座由内洛和帕特拉什创作的石雕,描绘了一个孩子和小狗的寓言故事;以及大教堂建造者纪念碑。千万不要错过它们。教堂外部装饰精美,入口处有一个壮丽的大门(描绘了最后的审判)。建筑风格,尤其是尖顶,气势恢宏。教堂内部艺术品琳琅满目,其中最引人注目的是鲁本斯的两幅精美三联画,它们是世界上仅存的两幅仍保留在原位的鲁本斯作品,分别位于主祭坛两侧,位置与他最初的设想完全一致。此外,教堂内还收藏了鲁本斯、德·沃斯、弗兰肯等人的其他作品,以及一系列位于小教堂内的多联祭坛画。彩色玻璃窗令人叹为观止,木雕作品也同样精美绝伦,尤其是唱诗班席位和讲坛。这是一座世界级的教堂,绝对不容错过。