Castle that inspired Walt Disney pretty in pink again 賦予迪士尼童話城堡靈感的蘇格蘭城堡再穿亮麗 “粉衣”

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Perched on an Aberdeenshire hillside, Craigievar Castle is pretty in pink.

坐落在蘇格蘭阿伯丁郡的一個山坡上，克雷格瓦城堡身穿 “粉衣”，美不勝收。

If local legend’s to be believed, its colour and ornate turrets may have inspired Disney’s Cinderella castle.

如果當地的民間傳說可信，那麼這座城堡外墻的顏色及其華麗的塔樓可能是迪士尼灰姑娘城堡的靈感來源。

For over a year, this enchanting tower house has been covered by scaffolding.

一年多來，這座迷人的塔樓四周搭滿瞭腳手架。

Now it’s back in the open – a few shades brighter.

如今，城堡又露出真顏，而且比昔日多瞭幾分亮色。

Gille Young, National Trust for Scotland
“I think it’s going to be really positive. Certainly for the local community who look up from the main road and see this beautiful pink castle which glows at the best of times, but in the sun, it’s a fantastic view to look up and see it on the hillside. So, I think it’s going to be quite a positive, exciting moment.”

吉勒·揚蘇格蘭國傢信托
“我認為修復工作將會帶來積極的影響。對當地居民來說，平日走在大路上，一抬頭就能看到這座絢麗的粉色城堡，更別提它在陽光下有多美瞭，抬眼就能看到它屹立在山坡上。所以，我覺得看到煥然一新的城堡的那一刻將是美好而激動人心的。”

Earlier this year, we were given access to see the restoration work up close.

今年早些時候，我們獲得瞭近距離觀看城堡修復工作的機會。

Ben Philip, AYYBLOG reporter
“This major conservation project aims to protect this fairy-tale castle from current and future climate change events whilst restoring its famous pink colour.”

本·菲利普 AYYBLOG通訊員
“這個重大的修復項目旨在保護這座童話般的城堡免受當前和未來氣候變化事件的影響，同時還原其外墻著名的粉紅色。”

Every inch of this seven-storey structure has been painstakingly treated with limewash, a traditional technique for ancient walls to help prevent condensation and damp.

這座七層建築的每一寸都經過瞭精心的石灰水處理，石灰水處理是一種用於粉刷古代墻壁的傳統技術，有助於防冷凝水和防潮。

The work was led by Steven, who couldn’t reveal too much about the limewash recipe.

這個修復項目的帶頭人是史蒂文，他不能透露太多關於石灰水配方的信息。

Steven Harper, Stonemason
“Limewash is basically, lime sort of putty, watered down and diluted to a milky consistency. I think about three pigments we’ve got in for the Craigievar pink. I think there’s some red, some ochre and some raw sienna, but I won’t go into the details of it because that’s top secret, the recipe for here.”

史蒂文·哈珀石匠
“石灰水基本上就是石灰膩子加水稀釋成漿。為瞭合成克雷格瓦粉色，我們大概使用瞭三種顏料。包括一點紅色、一點赭色和一點生赭色，詳細的我就不多說瞭，因為這個配方可是城堡的最高機密。”

It’s work on the outside that’s protecting what’s inside.

對城堡外觀的修繕工作保護瞭城堡內部的藏品。

Craigievar is a treasure trove of impressive artefacts and decoration.

克雷格瓦城堡是精美手工藝品和裝飾品的寶庫。

And as this chapter in history comes to an end, a new one begins when the castle reopens to the public in the spring.

隨著修復工作這一歷史篇章告一段落，城堡將於今春開啟新的篇章，屆時它會重新向公眾開放。