迷你指南:
New Town
乔治王朝风格的广场、气派的美术馆和 Princes Street Gardens
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乔治王朝风格的广场、气派的美术馆和 Princes Street Gardens
New Town 自 18 世纪后期起规划建设,是对拥挤的中世纪老城的乔治亚式扩建。宽阔的街道、广场和新月形街区,与 Old Town 共同构成联合国教科文组织世界遗产地。
Princes Street Gardens将两区分隔,National Gallery和Scott Monument位于New Town一侧。George Street、Charlotte Square和St Andrew Square汇集商店、餐厅、酒店和Georgian House。
亮点
从这里开始
如果只有几个小时,不妨从这些地方开始。
美术馆
Scottish National Gallery
欧洲艺术国家馆藏,涵盖文艺复兴至 19 世纪晚期,位于 the Mound。
美术馆
Royal Scottish Academy
位于 the Mound 的美术馆,举办大型展览,由 Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture 运营。
内行贴士
出发前须知
1
沿方格街道步行
New Town 的街道笔直排列。George Street、Queen Street 和 Princes Street 相互平行,很难迷路。
2
穿过花园
Princes Street Gardens 是穿过市中心较为安静的路线,园内有长椅,还能望见城堡。
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把几座美术馆安排在一起
National Gallery 和 Royal Scottish Academy 在 the Mound 上比肩而立,一次就能两处都看。
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抬头看
New Town 的许多建筑在店面上方都有精美的乔治王朝风格细节,走路时记得抬头看看。
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图片来源
- New Town (area photo): Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Princes Street Gardens: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, source
- Scott Monument: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scottish National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Royal Scottish Academy: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ross Fountain: James F., CC BY 1.0, source
- Princes Street: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Georgian House: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Charlotte Square: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Andrew Square: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Melville Monument: Gareth Davies, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Dziggy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- General Register House: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- George Street: SylviaStanley, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Assembly Rooms: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary's Cathedral: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, source
- Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill: Peulle, CC BY 4.0, source
- Stockbridge & Dean Village: Mike Shaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leith & the Waterfront: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grassmarket & Southside: rboed*, CC BY 2.0, source
- Haymarket & Murrayfield: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bruntsfield & Morningside: Macumba, Public domain, source
- Portobello & the Coast: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Old Town & Royal Mile: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
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