West Port
西门

West Port
西门

During the late Middle Ages there were gateways across all the main roads into St Andrews. These marked the entries to the city and formed a public reminder of the transition from the countryside to the urban area of St Andrews (which, like other Scottish towns, had its own regulations and privileges). Apart from entries into the cathedral grounds, the West Port is the only one of the St Andrews gateways to survive. The current archway was built in 1589, replacing an earlier (and probably simpler) structure. It was modelled on the Nether Bow - one of the sixteenth-century gateways to Edinburgh. The redesigned West Port was built to a high standard with finely carved stonework. However, the project ran significantly over budget, and eventually cost almost twice as much as had originally been anticipated.

在中世纪晚期，所有进入圣安德鲁斯的主要通道都有门。这些门提醒人们从农村地区进入城市地区的圣安德鲁斯(跟其他苏格兰小镇一样, 圣安德鲁斯它自己的规则和特权)。除了大教堂的入口外, 西门是圣安德鲁斯仅存的门。当前的拱门建于1589年,取代了早前可能更为简单的拱门。是仿照16世纪爱丁堡的门（炼狱弓）建造的。重新设计的西门质量很高并且有精心雕刻的石雕。然而, 建造西门的花费大大超出预算,最终花费几乎是预算的两倍。

Video - Panoramic view of the west port, reconstructed by the Open Virtual Worlds Groups
视频 - 西门的全景 - 由开放虚拟世界组制作

2015/6/7

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