January 25, 2013

敘利亞的古文化

In Syria, Conflict Imperils Historical Treasures

Preservationists and archaeologists are warning that fighting in Syria’s commercial capital, Aleppo—the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlement – threatens to damage irreparably the stunning architectural and cultural legacy left by 5,000 years of civilization. Among the significant archaeological sites endangered is the Temple of the Storm God, which dates from the third to the second millennium B.C. and which Ms. Burnham identified as one of the oldest structures in the world. Never opened to the public, the recently discovered temple and its huge carved reliefs are protected only by sandbags and a flimsy tin roof, she said.  Aleppo’s labyrinthine streets reveal a microcosm of human history. Beneath the Citadel are remains of Bronze Age friezes and Roman fortresses, The entire walled Old City , with its 12th-century Great Mosque, thousands of pastel-colored medieval courtyard houses, Arab souks, 17th-century stone madrasas and an Ottoman palace, is recognized as a Word Heritage Site by Unesco, the United Nations cultural arm. At the intersection of ancient trade routes, Aleppo has seen empires rise and fall. The armies of Alexander and Great, Genghis Khan, Tamerlaine and the Muslim general Saladin have both attacked and defended the spot. There is not only a question to Syria; it will be a question for all of us, for the whole world. An urban planner wrote in an e-mail.

自然環境和古蹟保護主義者及考古學家警告,位於敘利亞經濟中心,世界最古老且一直有人居住之地,約有5000年的文明史的阿勒頗,如今面臨建築物無法修復危機,考古學家認為此地最具特色的<風神廟>面臨消失的可能,這座廟建立的年代要追溯到西元前3-2千年前,考古學家布漢小姐且進一步確認,這個建築物是目前世界上最古老的建物之一。此地從未對外開放,最近發現整座廟宇和裡面大量的雕刻居然只是用沙袋保護著,而屋頂則是薄的鐵皮。阿勒頗迷宮似的街道就是整個人類歷史縮影的呈現。在護城城堡的下面仍保留著青銅器時代所有的飾物及羅馬保壘,這座阿勒頗古城的城牆由清教徒,約於於12世紀所建,好幾千間淡色的中世紀的莊園,阿拉伯的露天市場,17世紀所建立的石頭建物的清真學校以及歐圖曼的皇宮,這些都被聯合國世界認定為世界遺產。在古代貿易路線的交會點,阿勒頗見證了它的榮景及衰落。亞歷山大大帝的軍隊、成吉思汗提姆蘭及回教的將軍沙拉定,兩人曾為此地而交戰。一位城市設計家在電子信中指出,這個問題不僅是敘利亞的問題,這是我們的問題,是全世界的問題。

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