点评:Once we passed through the Pile Gate, we found a lively square surrounded by landmarks which we would visit after we walked the walls. To the left of the Pile Gate we found one of the entrances, presented our tickets and climbed a steep stairway that lead up to the Minceta Tower. The prefect starting point to one of Dubrovnik’s best activity, albiet expensive, walking around the top of the walls.
This tower is one of the most visited of the wall’s defensive structure and was originally built in 1319 by a local builder Nicifor Ranjina, as a strong four-sided fort after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire (1453). The fortress was named after the Mencetic family who owned the ground which the tower was built upon.
Michelozzo Michelozzi, an Italian architect and sculptor was tasked to further fortify the tower in 1461 using new warfare techniques which fortified the pre-existing tower even more. The second circular tower was added to the basic structure of the fortress making it the highest point of the walls.
When we began our walk of the walls, posted signs sent us counterclockwise so by the time we reached the Minceta Tower, the crowds had built up and my patience was wearing thin. The line to enter the tower was quite long, so we decided to give it a skip as we were in dire need of refreshments.
翻译:穿过桩门后,我们发现了一个热闹的广场,周围都是地标建筑,我们走完城墙后就可以参观了。在桩门左侧,我们找到了一个入口,出示门票,爬上通往明塞塔塔的陡峭楼梯。绕城墙顶部行走是杜布罗夫尼克最好的活动之一的完美起点,尽管价格昂贵。
这座塔是参观人数最多的城墙防御结构之一,最初由当地建筑商尼西福·兰吉纳 (Nicifor Ranjina) 于 1319 年建造,是君士坦丁堡沦陷于奥斯曼帝国 (1453 年) 后的一座坚固的四边形堡垒。这座堡垒以门塞蒂克家族的名字命名,门塞蒂克家族拥有建造塔楼的土地。
1461 年,意大利建筑师兼雕塑家米开罗佐·米开罗齐 (Michelozzo Michelozzi) 受命使用新的战争技术进一步加固这座塔,从而进一步加固了原有的塔楼。第二座圆形塔楼被添加到堡垒的基本结构中,使其成为城墙的最高点。
当我们开始沿着城墙行走时,张贴的标志让我们逆时针方向,所以当我们到达 Minceta 塔时,人群已经聚集起来,我的耐心逐渐消失。进入塔楼的队伍很长,所以我们决定跳过它,因为我们急需茶点。