Sunday 20 January 2013

511 GR - Archaeological Site of Mystras (1989)

Brief Description

"Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied by the Turks and the Venetians, the city was abandoned in 1832, leaving only the breathtaking medieval ruins, standing in a beautiful landscape."

米斯特拉斯考古遗址
"米斯特拉斯,“摩里亚半岛之奇迹”,于1249年由亚该亚王子维拉杜安的威廉修建,用来作为围绕堡垒的一个圆形剧场。被拜占庭人再度征服后,这里又相继被土耳其人和威尼斯人占领,后于1832年遭到遗弃,剩下的只是美丽的风景之中令人惊叹的中世纪废墟"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/511
Courtesy of Gosia from Italy

No comments:

Post a Comment