13) CALAIS |
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July
14, 2007 |
Msg.
20883A |
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加來(Calais)﹐亦譯加萊﹐是法國加萊海峽省的一個城市,人口約七萬五千(1990年統計)。英吉利海峽中最狹窄的臨多夫- |
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加來海峽只有34公里寬﹐離加來最近的英國城市是多佛爾﹐加來與多佛是法國與英國最近的渡口。 |
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加來舊城(又叫北加來)在一個人工島上,四周環繞著運河及港口。加來新城(聖比爾)在東南。 |
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加來是法國重要的港口﹐有跨海到英國的客運與郵運港。 加來城傳統的產品有花邊(尤其是針繡花邊與枕結花邊﹐非常著名)、 |
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薄紗和刺繡﹐這些紡織品出口到全世界。20世紀末又發展食品工業、化學工業和機械工業。 |
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英法對抗的克雷西戰役中﹐加來抵抗英軍的圍困達1年之久後﹐彈盡糧絕﹐在1346年投降﹐其間發生6位加萊市民自願投降﹐ |
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作為英軍的人質﹐以拯救全城人民﹐藝術家羅丹曾經雕塑一組群像以紀念此著名事件。 |
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城市中心 (The Town Centre)有著名的“hotel de ville”(城市會堂),是荷蘭風格的文藝復興時期建築物 (Flemish Renaissance Style)。 |
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在城市會堂大門前,就是由羅丹 (Auguste Rodin) 所作的名聞於世的“加萊義民”(The
Burghers of Calais)。 |
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