根特 伯爵城堡
Ghent Gravensteen
伯爵城堡是根特最大的旅遊熱點,除了根特居民可以免費參觀,記者都可以,比利時的火車訂票系統更有免費記者票,看來比利時十分優待記者啊。
伯爵城堡是中世紀建築,做過城堡、議會、監獄、工廠,歷盡滄桑,十九世紀末根特市政府買回城堡,清空城堡周邊的違例建築,開始翻新工程,時至今日,後園的翻新工程仍在進行,如今伯爵城堡是個博物館,遊客可以入內參觀,甚至登頂遠眺。
城堡內的圓形彩窗最漂亮,陽光折射後變成彩色,好夢幻呀!
Gravensteen is the biggest tourist attraction in Ghent. Resident in Ghent can visit it for free as well as the REPORTERS! There even is a ‘free reporters ticket’ section in the Belgian train ticketing system. It’s seem that reporters are well-treated in Belgium.
Gravensteen is a Middle Age building. It had been a castle, courthouse, prison and factory. It had experienced vicissitudes. The Ghent government bought back the castle in the late 19th century and clear away all illegal buildings around the castle and start a renovation project. The renovation is still taking place in the back garden today. Gravensteen is now a museum and tourist can go in to visit and even climb to the top for a good view of city Ghent.
I love the little circular windows in the castle. Sun light became colorful beam after refraction, amazing!