古北教堂是自由蹤跡的第十四站,走到這裡的時候腳已經不聽使喚,本來不想繼續走完這個觀光步道,但這裡居然可以看到優美的河景。
古北教堂建於1733年,高21.4公尺,寬15.6公尺,但是尖塔頂高58公尺,所以很遠就看到這座白色的鐘樓,當年保羅就是靠這座鐘樓通知義勇軍的領袖,防止英軍沒收軍火的行動,而古北教堂前就有一座保羅的紀念銅像。保羅的家距離這座教堂只有幾百公尺,也是自由蹤跡的一個景點。
教堂旁有一個墓園(墳場),1660年是英王禮拜堂墓園不夠用,所以就放在這邊,獨立戰爭期間因為這邊居高臨下,剛好是河口的重要陣地,所有有些砲放在這邊,有墳墓也有砲台,一下子心情肅穆了起來。
古北教堂在電影《國家寶藏》是最後一個場景,有什麼歷史意義?
Symbolic meaning of North Church means "Everything Start From Here".
回覆刪除This is why movie used this historical building as the ending cite. Director simply just want to reflect "終點又回到起點" as a powerful ending of this US historical movie.
Paul Revere's midnight ride, of April 18, 1775, from North Church which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution. Thus, North Church is a symbol as starting place for the country (Lexiington or Concord can also lead to this symbolic meaning)
If you notice about a book "Common Sense" hold by actor in the movie, which is also refer to the "starting concept of US revolution"
CC from Boston
謝謝 CC 的回覆,很傳神的描述,小小的教堂在美國獨立革命可以發生那麼長遠的影響與反思。
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