世界奇观第3期: 圣十字教堂和迈泰奥拉
Party Place the Pope Shut Down
被教皇关闭的教堂Not every holy order has a vow of silence. In fact, Santa Croce in Venice, Italy, had a reputation as something of a party monastery.
并不是每一个教会都是神圣的虔诚的无声世界。实际上位于威尼斯的圣十字教堂就有着宴会教堂的称号。The chapter was known for organizing evening events hosted by a nun who had once been a nightclub dancer. Santa Croce was even famous for attracting the likes of celebrities and VIPs like Madonna.
这个教会因为一名曾在夜店工作的舞女在此举办晚宴而出名。圣十字教堂还因为麦当娜这样的名人和贵宾们在此大办舞会而声名在外。
Unfortunately, it may be too late to pay a visit to this holy site. Because of its reputation, Pope Benedict XVI ordered its closure earlier this year.
很不幸的是，现在不能参观这座教堂了。因为出于名誉的考虑，教皇本笃十五世今年早些时候关闭了这间教堂。
6.A Temple Suspended in Air
在空中飞舞的寺院Located in Kalampaka, Greece, the Meteora are series of 24 Eastern Orthodox monasteries atop towers of rock built starting in the 11th century. The rock towers themselves are some 60 million years old, emerging from the cone of a river and further transformed by earthquakes according to the World Heritage Convention.
坐落在希腊卡兰巴卡的迈泰奥拉顶部分布着24座东正教修道院，这些修道院从11世纪就存在了。世界遗产公约说，这些坐落在一条河流的弯道处的石塔甚至有6千万年的历史，后来又经历了地震，才形成悬空的地形。In Greek, Meteora means "suspended in air," and the monasteries are an architectural marvel akin to the Hanging Temple that opened this story.
在希腊语中，迈泰奥拉是“在空中飞舞”的意思，这些寺庙与本系列开头的悬空寺有异曲同工之妙。
