安德尔施帕赫-特普利采岩石林的哥特式拱门, 捷克 The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia (© Kseniya_Milner/Getty Images)

安德尔施帕赫-特普利采岩石林的哥特式拱门, 捷克 The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia (© Kseniya_Milner/Getty Images)

通往石之奇境的大门 A gateway to stone wonders

哥特式拱门, 捷克

从18世纪的最早来访者，到大火烧出小径的故事，这座“岩石之城”一直在诉说着生存的传奇。阿德尔什帕赫–特普利采岩石群位于捷克赫拉德茨–克拉洛韦州，是中欧最大的砂岩迷宫。几个世纪以来，这片悬崖与通道一直被森林覆盖，直到一场大火将树林烧尽，岩石的拱门、塔楼和蜿蜒的廊道才从灰烬中显露出来。最初的徒步小径由此开辟。不久之后，探险家和诗人用石刻铭文留下了他们的印记，描绘出一个既狂野又迷人的目的地。

如今，这片自然保护区占地超过5平方英里，位于布罗乌莫夫斯科自然保护区之内。其中最引人注目的瑰宝之一便是建于1839年的哥特式大门。这座拱门由卢德维克·卡雷尔·纳德赫尔尼下令修建，与步道、桥梁和阶梯一同构成了进入“岩石之城”的标志性入口。哥特式大门不仅是历史的遗迹，如今仍作为迷宫的守护者，迎接着每一位踏入公园的游客。

The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia

From 18th-century visitors to fire-carved trails, this rock city tells a story of survival. Hidden in Czechia's Hradec Králové Region, the Adršpach–Teplice Rocks form Central Europe's largest sandstone labyrinth. For centuries, the cliffs and passages lay cloaked in forest, until a great fire stripped the land bare. Arches, towers, and winding corridors emerged out of the ashes, and the first hiking paths were carved into the rock. Soon after, explorers and poets left their marks with stone inscriptions that captured a destination both wild and enchanting.

Today, the reserve stretches over 5 square miles, preserved within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. Among its treasures stands the Gothic Gate, featured here, which was built in 1839. Commissioned by Ludvik Karel Nádherný along with a network of hiking paths, bridges, and stairways, this striking archway became the symbolic threshold to the City of Rocks. More than a relic of the past, the Gothic Gate still stands as guardian of the labyrinth, welcoming every visitor who steps into the park.