英國博物館發(fā)布“穿越”街景 見證倫敦百年變遷
作者:滬江英語
來源:每日郵報
2014-02-28 13:35
Duncannon Street
From Shakespeare to Hitchcock, London's streets are full of incredible stories – and now your iPhone can become a time machine to explore them.
從莎士比亞時代到希區(qū)柯克時代,倫敦街道上演了各種精彩的故事——現(xiàn)在你的iPhone就可以變身為一臺時間機(jī)器帶著你去一探究竟。
These amazing images are part of a series launched by the Museum of London's Streetmuseum app which lets you walk side by side with Londoners from the 19th and 20th century.
這組奇妙的圖片來自倫敦博物館發(fā)布的一款手機(jī)應(yīng)用——“街景博物館”,它能使你與19到20世紀(jì)的倫敦人并肩走在同一條路上。
Oxford Street
People and traffic in Oxford Street around the turn of the 20th century.
20世紀(jì)初牛津街上的行人和交通狀況。
The Palace Theatre
A night shot outside the Palace Theatre before an evening's performance.
倫敦皇宮劇院晚間表演開始之前的夜景照片。
Brick Lane in Spitalfields
This photograph captures the view north up Brick Lane in Spitalfields. Some of the textile businesses can be seen. Bengali migrants began to arrive in the area from the late 1950s onwards.
這張照片拍攝的是位于斯皮塔佛德市場的布里克巷北部的街景。可以看到有做織物生意的。自1950年,孟加拉移民就開始遷移定居在此。
Piccadilly Circus
This image shows Piccadilly Circus, Coronation day, June 1953. Crowds gather to witness the Coronation procession of Elizabeth II. The coronation went ahead in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, and at the Queen's request, the entire ceremony was televised throughout the Commonwealth, and watched by an estimated twenty million people.
這張照片拍攝的是1953年6月的加冕日時的皮卡迪利廣場。圍觀人群見證了伊麗莎白二世女王的加冕游行。1953年6月2日,加冕儀式在西敏寺大教堂舉行,應(yīng)女王的要求,整場儀式經(jīng)電視在英聯(lián)邦國家中轉(zhuǎn)播,大約有2000萬觀眾收看了加冕儀式。
Hyde Park
People sunbathing in Hyde Park with Marble Arch and the Odeon cinema in the background. The attendant is selling tickets for the deckchairs which are available for hire in the park. The Odeon which was originally a Regal cinema, opened in 1928. The exterior of the building was made from Portland Stone and featured columns and statues however in 1964 it was thought too small and the building was demolished and a larger cinema complex was built in its place.
人們在海德公園曬太陽浴,后面的背景是大理石拱門和歐點影院。服務(wù)員正在售賣供出租帆布躺椅的票。在1928開張的歐點影院原址是皇家影院。建筑的外部是用波特蘭石建造的,并用石柱和雕塑作為裝飾,但是在1964年,由于這座建筑看上去太小了而被拆除,而后一座更大的影院綜合建筑在此地建成。
Victoria station
A boy is seen shining his shoes outside the Tea Room at Victoria station in 1950.
1950年,在維多利亞車站的茶室外面,一個男孩正在擦皮鞋。
Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road is renowned for its specialist and second-hand bookshops.
查令十字街因它品種齊全的二手書店而聞名。
Byward Street
This photograph shows Byward Street near Tower Hill, looking west with the church of All Hallows by the tower on the left and the former Mark Lane Underground station on the right.
這張照片拍攝的是塔山附近的拜沃街,西面是萬神教堂,左邊是塔樓,右邊是以前的馬克街地鐵站。
Tower Bridge
From the west side of Tower Bridge, George Davison Reid composed this photo looking out across the Upper Pool.
喬治·戴維森·里德從倫敦塔樓西邊的上水閘眺望拍攝的圖片。
Gloucester Road Station
The exterior of the completed Gloucester Road Station on the underground Metropolitan and District Railway, which was opened on 3rd October 1868.?
完工的格洛斯特街地鐵站外貌,該站于1868年10月3日啟用。
Bow Lane
A view of Bow Lane, off Cheapside in the City of London, looking south to the crossing with Watling Street and St. Mary Aldermary in the middle distance.
弓道位于倫敦齊普賽街旁,南面中間是華特靈大道和圣瑪麗·阿爾德瑪麗教堂。