点评:It is only about a 15 minute walk from the St. Gallen Train station to the Abbey Library of St. Gallen. No worries to purchase your tickets in advance online as you can purchase them upon arrival at the 2nd floor Bookstore/Gift Shop. You will need to lock up your larger bags/backpacks in the lockers down the hall and keep the key with you before entering the Abbey Library. In addition, you will need to put on a pair of oversized gray color felt shoes to enter the library to prevent shoes from scratching the polished floors.
Despite how many people maybe in the Abbey Library, it is very quiet upon entering. It is good to walk around slowly to fully appreciate the wonderful colorful frescoes that adorn the ceiling walls, the numerous huge books locked on the shelves on the 1st and 2nd floor. Walk around to both ends and ponder the vastness here with the vast amount of hand artwork done here the Abbey Library.
In addition, there is a very ancient Egyptian mummy in the back for observation. Make sure you do not photograph it as it is strictly not allowed. There is also a huge colorful globe when you enter. I believe it was done several hundred years ago; therefore, some of the geographical location names have changed. It is a very detailed globe so it is nice to look closely at the intricate design.
Allow yourself at least 20-30 minutes to walk around the Abbey Library slowly. Photos are allowed but no flash photography. Also, access to the 2nd floor of the library was not open on the day we visited. Either way, it was viewable from the 1st floor. Definitely worth a visit here if you are visiting the Appenzell area of Switzerland. It is a great detour for at least 1/2 a day as you can also walk through the Old Town. We went on a Saturday and they had a wonderful Farmer's Market right outside the grounds of the Abbey Library of St. Gallens.
翻译:从圣加仑火车站步行至圣加仑修道院图书馆仅需大约15分钟。无需提前在线购票,因为您也可以在抵达后前往二楼的书店/礼品店购买门票。进入图书馆前,需将较大的行李箱或背包寄存在走廊处的储物柜中,并随身携带钥匙。此外。进入图书馆时,你需要穿上一双超大的灰色毛毡鞋,以防止鞋子刮伤光亮的地板。
无论大教堂图书馆里有多多人,一走进去就会感到非常安静。最好慢慢漫步,好好欣赏装饰着天花板和墙壁的绚丽多彩的壁画,以及一楼和二楼书架上众多巨大的书籍。走到两端细细观赏吧,好好体会一下这座修道院图书馆的辽阔与宏伟,这里有大量手工绘制的艺术作品。
此外,后面还有一具非常古老的埃及木乃伊可供参观。请注意切勿对其进行拍照,这是严格禁止的。进门处还有一个巨大的彩色地球仪,我认为它是几百年前制作的;因此,上面的一些地名如今已经有所变化了。这是一个做工极为精细的地球仪,仔细观赏其复杂的设计细节实在是一件乐事。
建议您至少预留20至30分钟的时间,慢慢游览修道院图书馆。可以拍照,但禁止使用闪光灯。另外,我们到访当日图书馆的二楼并未对公众开放;不过从一楼也能看到二楼的景致。如果您正前往瑞士的阿彭策尔地区,这里绝对值得一游。这条路线至少会多花半天时间,因为你还可以漫步于老城区。我们是在周六去的,当时在圣加仑修道院图书馆的室外区域正好有一个很棒的农贸市集。