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1835年,英国东南部肯特郡,年轻的约书亚在挖掘一个池塘的过程中,顺着挖出的洞进入了一个奇迹般的世界。他沿着70英尺蜿蜒的隧道,再绕过一个圆形大厅,通往一个长方形的密室,惊讶地发现这地底的一切全部被精妙绝伦的贝壳覆盖!置身于460万枚贝壳以神秘图案镶嵌出的2 000平方英尺马赛克,约书亚和他的父亲詹姆斯先生不但叹为观止,还立刻意识到了这座贝壳窟的商业价值。1838年,贝壳窟向公众开放,一时间成为整个马盖特市的轰动。因为此前,
In 1835, young Joshua, in Kent, southeastern England, came into a miraculous world along the dug hole while digging a pond. He followed a winding 70-foot tunnel, roundabout a rotunda, leading to a rectangular chamber, surprised to find everything in the ground covered in exquisite seashells! Set in a mysterious motif of 4.6 million shells The 2,000-square-foot mosaic, Joshua’s and his father, James, were both overwhelmed and immediately realized the commercial value of the shellfish. In 1838, shellfish cave open to the public, for a time become a sensation throughout the city of Margate. Because before that,