On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 3 A0 s% e- V% V: L. S
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Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths 2 L6 ~3 `1 w+ P4 [4 {' ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( x6 w; l7 M/ F) d- X2 Y
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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 5 h' S& O4 j) K% P! _* l: w# v- w; x: P) P. Z
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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 tigerTVBNOW 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。1 C% }" N. V3 ~1 W2 x3 C
* U/ N1 J) `2 K8 W . S) R" o$ L( E0 B4 i) P5.39.217.77:8898Between 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 country. }# [4 [# j) C6 ?0 T
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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 + O) A d7 q& Y M, x! S3 t ]+ O) YTVBNOW 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。 ) `1 b) g4 H3 `) f* \- O1 g4 mTVBNOW 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。 公仔箱論壇! x, j7 ~( \: n7 o, n+ {
Don'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 - U1 [( @' {6 `" aTVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇$ J+ v- U0 z$ @7 Y+ m! R1 t* y
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) # W! `% i7 z' U' J7 H* [TVBNOW 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。5.39.217.77:8898) U, B2 Y4 g9 J, b3 b" A
0 h. Q G" G1 _, fPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world 1 o2 U8 A A( i3 e5 o2 X- s+ ~5.39.217.77:8898& d1 s" v; {/ e- w( \8 J1 u8 _1 H2 z
/ o2 T9 [# Z) C; ?+ h公仔箱論壇Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985 ' T0 m& I @( U7 V0 n6 `* c公仔箱論壇0 j. q$ V/ u. {! I
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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 Greece公仔箱論壇/ Y3 C/ D6 y, @& m& M# `
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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 BC- L% m l! E/ W9 N& |7 h- o+ n0 `4 w
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Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug' 6 Y1 L, ~5 S4 v( t; j$ I+ z5.39.217.77:8898 . G4 A g$ ^( \3 ?. |5 xTVBNOW 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。 公仔箱論壇+ _& H6 J: T1 E
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 " n0 O9 Z+ b# t0 L6 k) |TVBNOW 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。 ) W+ p+ K/ R2 w5 s5.39.217.77:8898 TVBNOW 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。+ K6 ]. J+ `3 k. B
Beautiful: 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 : h7 E; I( c" S; ]' Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇: k, \. @! C, I: [
: T* o9 i% q: g# i$ z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 m% ~! O- n4 l: ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) m) s2 s" n: J, ?4 u: z 9 g0 L0 Z6 U5 C( O2 p# V& E
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 entrance! y- y! H0 f* Q# j
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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作者: violet0418ki 時間: 2012-5-28 03:06 PM
Where is it 5 e8 e: G. m. W+ M) R, i公仔箱論壇So beautiful 1 k6 D6 n& b: OI want to live here too~作者: goeyt 時間: 2012-5-28 04:22 PM
大自然與人類-果然鬼斧神工作者: k23bb 時間: 2012-5-29 02:33 AM
大自然加上一些人工嘅建築掂晒作者: high10915 時間: 2012-6-10 09:28 AM