点评:We were doing the Gettysburg Battlefield auto tour and saw that the Lutheran Seminary was now a museum. Total disclosure, it’s been over 25 years since I was in Gettysburg and it was not open to the public back then. On a whim, we decided to stop and cap our day with this museum. I originally thought the price was a bit high to do a self guided tour through the museum and have a guided tour of the famous cupola, but I have to admit that our guide, Bryan, did an amazing job. We spent almost an hour in the cupola taking in the view that John Buford had on 7/1/1863 while Bryan gave a great talk on the history of the seminary, Gettysburg, and the battle. He even kept my kids attention, plus the view is unmatched (I totally get why Gen. Buford made this his observation post, and getting to stand where Sam Elliot stood was a great bonus). The entire building is a museum with each floor dedicated to a different facet of the battle, the seminary, and the war. It was a great time and well worth it to check out.
翻译:我们当时正在进行葛底斯堡战场的自驾游览,发现路德神学院如今已变成了一座博物馆。坦白说,我上一次到访葛底斯堡已经是25年前的事了,那时该博物馆并不对公众开放。一时兴起,我们决定停下来,把参观这座博物馆作为当天的压轴项目。起初我觉得,既要进行自助式博物馆参观,又要参加著名的圆顶楼导览,这个收费有点偏高;不过不得不承认,我们的导游布赖恩表现得非常出色。我们在圆顶楼里待了将近一个小时,欣赏着1863年7月1日时约翰·布福德所看到的景色。与此同时,布莱恩生动地讲述了神学院、葛底斯堡以及那场战役的历史。他甚至牢牢吸引了我孩子们的注意力。这里的景色无与伦比(我完全理解为何布福德将军会把这里选作观察哨;能够站在山姆·埃利奥特曾经站过的地方更是莫大的荣幸)。整栋建筑本身就是一座博物馆,每一层都专门展示战役、神学院以及整场战争的不同方面。那是一段很棒的时光,值得一去体验。