On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs
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, S* [. x* i- {4 f7 s5.39.217.77:8898Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths5.39.217.77:8898/ U, _" P& [+ S; `' L2 a
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+ J, \+ W+ E. U" GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Closer to their god: The Taktshang Tiger's Nest monastery clings to a cliff 2,300ft above the Paro Valley floor in Bhutan at such a height it looks down on the clouds
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Complete isolation: According to legend, the Tiger's Nest takes its name from the 'second Buddha', Precious Guru Padmasambhava, who travelled to the site on a tiger公仔箱論壇# l& U8 V, a. C
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Between a rock and a hard place: The Holy Trinity is part of the Meteora - which translates as 'suspended in the air' - complex of monasteries in Greece, one of the largest collections of such buildings in the countryTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 @; X8 E0 B2 ^7 S, r; Z, R1 ?
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$ u4 b8 k, k3 [2 U1 r公仔箱論壇Vertigo-inducing: The Sumela monastery in Turkey was created 386AD apparently after two priests discovered a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain
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& {) b! W! |8 @; `4 @5.39.217.77:8898Don't look down! The monasteries of Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas (left) and Agia Roussanou (right) in Greece, which form part of the Meteora complex of precariously placed buildings
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 Head for heights: French mountain climber Catherine Destivelle during her ascension of the Rocher Saint Esprit, in the Meteora, with the Monastery of Roussanou located on a parallel summit (right)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 ]! M, ~9 m) }, x" c1 q! r
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Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world公仔箱論壇3 k. V6 L N6 P7 F) c& k
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# j# \" n. B9 U! G# u5.39.217.77:8898Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985
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Nerve-wracking: A man is hoisted 250ft in a net, the only way to access the Monastery of St Barlaam (right), which also forms part of the Meteora complex in GreeceTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- b: m* U7 o: I6 V& i5 g4 q
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Rich heritage: The ruins of the Sigiriya, or Lion's Rock, in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, which was used as a monastery from around the 5th Century BCtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" O5 B9 N6 L: y4 d
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$ \+ G g$ H' C9 CIdyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'
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Easy does it: A visitor navigates the stone stairs leading up to the temple and fortress of Sigiriya, but this path is by no means the most perilous compared to those approaching other monasteries公仔箱論壇& O; U( {! K, _0 I
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* x7 C& ^! `. T) }, w5.39.217.77:8898Beautiful: Sigiriya is framed by symmetrical water gardens which extend to the foot of the rock. It is one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka
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e- Y5 c. t' Y- J公仔箱論壇Panoramic: The monastery of St Stephen, part of the Meteora complex in Greece, was built in the middle of 16th and decorated in or around 1545
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A cut above: Rather than clinging to it, this temple was carved into the rock in the region of Cappadocia in Turkey. Frescoes can be seen around the entrance5.39.217.77:88980 R! A: C% v1 C
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Up on high: The Holy Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas in Meteora, Greece, which was built in the 16th Century and decorated by the Cretan painter Theophanis Strelitzas in 1527 |
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