Bude buduze nenhlokodolobha yaseGreat Britain, lapho kuhlala khona indawo esemthethweni yeNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II, kunedolobha elincane laseWindsor. Cishe, bekungaba idolobha lesifundazwe elaziwa kancane ukube emakhulwini ambalwa eminyaka adlule ababusi baseNgilandi babengakhi isigodlo esihle lapha, osebeni olugobile lwaseThames.
Namuhla iWindsor castle yaziwa umhlaba wonke njengendawo yokuhlala ehlobo yamakhosi amaNgisi, futhi amakhulu nezinkulungwane zezivakashi eza edolobheni nsuku zonke ukuzobuka lesi simangaliso sezakhiwo kanye nengcebo yobuciko egcinwe kuyo, ukuzwa amaqiniso amasha athakazelisayo omlando wayo nemininingwane yempilo yendlovukazi. Kuyafaneleka futhi ukukhumbula ukuthi kusukela ngo-1917, umndeni wasebukhosini ubizwa ngegama elithi Windsor, elithathwa ukuhlonipha idolobha nenqaba, ukukhohlwa ngezimpande zaseJalimane.
Umlando wokwakhiwa kweWindsor Castle
Cishe eminyakeni eyinkulungwane edlule, uWilliam I wayala ukuba kwakhiwe indandatho yezinqaba, ezinde emagqumeni okwenziwa, ukuze kuvikelwe iLondon. Enye yalezi zinqaba eziyinqaba kwakuyisigodlo sokhuni saseWindsor. Yakhiwa ngamakhilomitha angama-30 ukusuka eLondon cishe ngo-1070.
Kusukela ngo-1110, lesi sigodlo sasisebenza njengendawo yokuhlala yesikhashana noma ehlala njalo yamakhosi aseNgilandi: babehlala lapha, bezingela, bezijabulisa, beshada, bezalwa, besekuthunjweni futhi bafa. Amakhosi amaningi ayeyithanda le ndawo, ngakho-ke isigodlo samatshe esinezigceke, isonto, nemibhoshongo sakhula ngokushesha enqabeni yamapulangwe.
Ngokuphindaphindiwe le nqaba yabhujiswa ngenxa yokuhlaselwa nokuvinjezelwa yashiswa ngokwengxenye, kepha isikhathi ngasinye lapho kwakwakhiwa kabusha kwakucatshangelwa amaphutha asedlule: kwakhiwa izinqaba ezintsha, kwaqiniswa amasango negquma uqobo, kwaqedwa izindonga zamatshe.
Isigodlo esihle savela esigodlweni ngaphansi kukaHenry III, kwathi u-Edward III wakha isakhiwo semihlangano ye-Order of the Garter. I-War of the Scarlet and White Roses (ngekhulu le-15), kanye neMpi Yombango phakathi kwamaPhalamende namaRoyalists (maphakathi nekhulu le-17), yadala umonakalo omkhulu ezakhiweni zaseWindsor Castle. Amagugu amaningi obuciko nawomlando agcinwe esigodlweni sasebukhosini nasesontweni nawo alinyazwa noma acekelwa phansi.
Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-17, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwaqedwa eWindsor Castle, amanye amagceke namagceke avulelwa izivakashi. Ukubuyiselwa okukhulu kwenziwa kakade ngaphansi kukaGeorge IV: izakhiwo ezingaphambili zamabhilidi zenziwa kabusha, kwanezelwa imibhoshongo, kwakhiwa i-Waterloo Hall, kwahlobiswa ingaphakathi nefenisha. Kule fomu ebuyekeziwe, iWindsor Castle yaba yindawo yokuhlala eyinhloko yeNdlovukazi uVictoria noPrince Albert nomndeni wabo omkhulu. Indlovukazi nomlingani wayo bangcwatshwa eduze, eFrogmore, indawo yokuhlala yasemakhaya ebangeni elingu-1 km ukusuka esakhiweni.
Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, isigodlo sanikezwa ngamanzi nogesi; ngekhulu lama-20, kwafakwa ukufudumeza okuphakathi, amagalaji ezimoto zemikhumbi yasebukhosini, kwavela ukuxhumana ngocingo. Ngo-1992, kwaba nomlilo omkhulu owalimaza amakhulu amakamelo. Ukwenza imali yokubuyiselwa, kwathathwa isinqumo sokuqala ukuqoqwa kwemali yokuvakashela eWindsor Park naseBuckingham Palace eLondon.
Ubuciko obuphezulu
Namuhla, iWindsor Castle ibhekwa njengenqaba yokuhlala enkulu kunazo zonke futhi enhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Insimu yalo ithatha indawo ka-165x580 m. Ukugcina ukuhleleka nokuhlela umsebenzi wendawo yokuvakasha, kanye nokunakekela amakamelo asebukhosini kanye nezingadi, cishe isigamu senkulungwane sabantu basebenza esigodlweni, abanye babo bahlala lapha unomphela.
Cishe abantu abayisigidi bahambela izindawo zokuvakasha minyaka yonke, ikakhulukazi ngezinsuku zokuhambela kweNdlovukazi. U-Elizabeth II uza eWindsor entwasahlobo inyanga, kuthi ngoJuni kube isonto. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wenza ukuhambela okufishane ukuhlangana nezikhulu zezwe lakhe kanye nezizwe zakwamanye amazwe. Izinga lasebukhosini, eliphakanyiswe phezu kwesigodlo ngalezo zinsuku, lazisa wonke umuntu ngobukhona bomuntu ophakeme kunabo bonke wombuso eWindsor Castle. Amathuba okuhlangana naye nabavakashi abajwayelekile mancane kakhulu, indlovukazi isebenzisa umnyango ohlukile weGceke Eliphezulu.
Yini ongayibona
Umndeni wasebukhosini kwezepolitiki yaseNgilandi awudlali indima ebonakalayo, kepha uwuphawu lwamandla, ukungaguquguquki kanye nengcebo yezwe. IWindsor Castle, njengeBuckingham Palace, kuhloswe ngayo ukuxhasa lesi simangalo. Ngakho-ke, indawo yokuhlala yobukhosi enhle nenokunethezeka ivulekele ukuvakashelwa nsuku zonke, yize kungeyona imnyuziyamu ngokusemthethweni.
Kuzofanele uchithe amahora amaningana uhlola isakhiwo sonke, futhi izivakashi azivunyelwe kuwo wonke amakhona alo. Akukho kuphithizela ngaphakathi, ngoba inani lesikhathi esisodwa sezivakashi lilawulwa. Kunconywa ukubhuka izinkambo zeqembu ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Kufanele uziphathe kahle, ngemuva kwakho konke, lena indawo yokuhlala kwendlovukazi nemihlangano yabantu abasezikhundleni eziphakeme. Ekungeneni kweWindsor Castle, awukwazi ukuthenga amathikithi kuphela, kepha futhi uthenge imephu eningiliziwe, kanye nomhlahlandlela womsindo. Ngomhlahlandlela onjalo we-elekthronikhi, kulula ukuzihambela, ngaphandle kokujoyina amaqembu, kunikeza incazelo eningiliziwe yazo zonke izindawo ezibalulekile. Imihlahlandlela yomsindo inikezwa ngezilimi ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi isiRashiya.
Umbono othakazelisa kakhulu, ezinye izivakashi eza lapha kaningana, ukushintsha konogada. IRoyal Guard, ebheka ukuhleleka nokuphepha komndeni wasebukhosini, nsuku zonke ngenkathi efudumele, futhi ngalo lonke olunye usuku, ngo-11: 00, iba noshintsho emkhosini wokuqapha. Lesi senzo ngokuvamile sithatha imizuzu engama-45 futhi sihambisana ne-orchestra, kepha uma kwenzeka isimo sezulu singesihle isikhathi sifinyeziwe futhi ukuhambisana komculo kukhanseliwe.
Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha, izivakashi zinaka kakhulu lezi zinto ezilandelayo:
- Round Tower... Ukuvakasha kuvame ukuqala kulo mbhoshongo wamamitha angu-45. Yakhiwa egqumeni njengendawo yokubuka lapho okuzungezile kwakubonakala khona ngokucacile. Ama-knights adumile we-Round Table ahlala kuwo, futhi namuhla ifulegi eliphakanyiswe ngaphezu kombhoshongo lazisa ngobukhona bendlovukazi eWindsor Castle.
- Indlu kanodoli kaQueen Mary... Yadalwa ngeminyaka yo-1920 hhayi ngenhloso yokudlala, kepha ukuthwebula impilo nokuphila komndeni wasebukhosini. Indlu yamathoyizi elinganisa u-1.5x2.5 m yethula izindlu zangaphakathi zesigodlo sonke saseNgilandi esikalini sika-1/12. Lapha ungabona hhayi kuphela ifenisha encane, kepha nemidwebo emincane, amapuleti nezinkomishi, amabhodlela nezincwadi. Kunamakheshi, amanzi ahambayo endlini, kuvulwe ugesi.
- IHholo laseSaint George... Uphahla lwayo luphethe izimpawu zokwazisa zama-knights abelwe i-Order of the Garter. Izivakashi ezinakile zingabona phakathi kwazo amajazi wezingubo zika-Alexander I, Alexander II noNicholas I, aboshwe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amanye amahholo namagceke afanele ukunakwa:
- Amakamelo OMbuso Nawezansi.
- IHholo laseWaterloo.
- Igumbi lobukhosi.
Sincoma ukubona iHohenzollern Castle.
Zivulekele izivakashi ngezinsuku lapho kungekho khona ukwamukelwa okusemthethweni. Emahholo, izivakashi zinikezwa imidwebo yakudala, imidwebo yabadwebi abadumile, ifenisha yasendulo, amaqoqo obumba kanye nemiboniso eyingqayizivele yomtapo wolwazi.
Ukuvakashela eWindsor Castle kwazisa izivakashi ngamakhasi abalulekile omlando waseGreat Britain, kwembula umhlaba wobukhazikhazi nobukhulu bamakhosi amaNgisi.
Imininingwane ewusizo
Amahora amahhovisi amathikithi ohambo: kusuka ngoMashi kuya ku-Okthoba 9: 30-17: 30, ebusika - kuze kube ngu-16: 15. Ukuthatha izithombe ngaphakathi emagcekeni nasethempelini laseSt.George akuvunyelwe, kepha izivakashi zihlakaniphile futhi zithatha izithombe zama-engeli ekhamera abanentshisekelo kuwo. Bathatha izithombe ngokukhululeka egcekeni.
Ukusuka eLondon ungafika eWindsor Castle (eBerkshire) ngetekisi, ibhasi nesitimela. Ngasikhathi sinye, amathikithi okungena athengiswa ngqo ezitimeleni eziya esiteshini saseWindsor zisuka esiteshini sasePaddington (ngokudluliselwa eSlough) naseWaterloo. Kuyinto elula kakhulu - awudingi ukuba ulayini esangweni.
