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Turku Castle, Finland




The Turku Castle, is a monument of Finnish history situated in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with the Cathedral of Turku, Turku castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. Turku castle is the largest surviving medieval building in Finland, and one of the largest surviving medieval castles in Scandinavia. This national monument standing on the banks of Aura river has experienced many stages for more than 700 years.


图尔库城堡位于奥拉河的入海口处,建于1280年。图尔库城堡不仅是芬兰最早、最大的城堡,而且还是芬兰最重要的城堡,在芬兰乃至整个北欧的历史上扮演着重要的角色。古朴的城堡是用岩石垒成的,高大的外墙没有任何装饰,露出常年风雨侵蚀的痕迹。中世纪时的图尔库城堡一直是瑞典王国统治芬兰的最重要的军事要塞。瑞典的14个国王都曾把这里作为统治芬兰的王宫。但是在历史上这座城堡也历经沧桑。17世纪初城堡被大火烧毁;19世纪初被辟为监狱;二战中又遭到轰炸而被严重破坏。战后,当地政府对城堡进行了多次修复,最近一次的大规模修缮工作是在1992年完工的。城堡里目前还有一个博物馆,展出了许多芬兰历史上珍贵的文物,非常值得参观。


References sources : Wikipedia, 芬兰旅游局

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