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High above a small town in France sits a beautiful chapel.
一個法國小鎮(zhèn)之上，高高地聳立著一座漂亮的禮拜堂。
It's a long way to the top.
要登上這座教堂需要走很長一段路。
But you know what they say: the bigger the climb, the closer to God.
但俗話說得好，“爬得越高，離上帝越近?！?/div>
Chapel Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, otherwise known as Saint Micheal of the Needle,
圣米歇爾艾吉爾禮拜堂，又名“圣米歇爾針禮拜堂”，
is located in Le Puy-En-Velay, a town roughly six hours away from Paris.
坐落在距巴黎約6小時路程的小鎮(zhèn)勒皮昂瓦萊。
Built atop an extinct volcanic plug that is believed to have formed over two million years ago,
禮拜堂鑿于已經(jīng)休眠的火山栓上，傳聞這個火山栓已經(jīng)有兩百萬年的歷史，
this church rises nearly 300 feet from the ground and is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
教堂距離地面近300英尺（約91米），專門供奉大天使邁克爾。
The church was commissioned by a bishop in the year 951,
教堂是951年一名主教委托修建的，
who wanted to commemorate his 1,000 mile journey back from the Pyrenees Mountain Range.
意在紀(jì)念他從比利牛斯山脈回來的1000英里之旅。
On average, the site receives just over 65,000 visitors each year.
這里平均每年接待6.5萬多名游客。
And at 268 steps, the climb to the top is long.
教堂之下有268級臺階，登上教堂需要很長時間。
But the view is quite a reward,
但在上面能夠看到超值的風(fēng)景，
with a 360-degree look at the town including the surrounding volcanic formations.
360度無死角俯瞰整個小鎮(zhèn)，包括周圍的火山巖堆。
