On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs ! w( t1 H( ~3 {7 h8 I
U4 {: G% Z2 y; Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / U" d1 ^) G; p6 @! 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 pathstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ E8 N: ]6 u/ E8 B7 Y
5.39.217.77:8898: Z/ G+ z. ?+ V/ y$ M 9 X: R A2 R0 L/ S! j5.39.217.77:8898Closer 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$ V& _1 X; L, h4 E3 K' A; X
5.39.217.77:88981 W" I( G5 ^+ J: ^ n ( ~4 G& s; E; r+ Y; h5.39.217.77:8898Complete 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$ `: r- q9 {0 @! r- L6 J6 i9 G$ }# [+ d. r
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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。9 P) D! v1 A/ [. r. Y9 [% ~" v
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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 mountain2 T/ ^7 t% j5 r# }
( P. o0 _1 P$ r+ \' ]. s公仔箱論壇 9 n c m* o1 w0 d6 n- cDon'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 3 ?5 H3 A9 T" M) D5 k# ?: {) t公仔箱論壇 : z) e! U! G0 I/ Q& a0 ZTVBNOW 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。 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) ) g% T8 p, b' r; W: R/ s% d5 i公仔箱論壇 5 R$ y0 l3 ?# M 公仔箱論壇* G4 R5 D- L2 F- N% m; P
Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world# v4 C$ `- F( n/ i8 }6 |! @6 S
% n& _$ s$ N! G; x7 \7 {. } % l; e. O! ~! }" l) |$ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBalancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 19852 V$ F9 S! q9 |. Y2 J$ W" ?2 v
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! p& K/ A) D6 `2 A1 q 9 i4 A6 b) h8 ]' K n+ I公仔箱論壇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 ! `" ]6 P- Y8 U/ UTVBNOW 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1 L# q7 `9 M- Z/ ? # n1 `7 _' b# L/ f3 r/ X( a. E ~5.39.217.77:8898Rich 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,bttvb8 y/ }( K* a( l: |0 W
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Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'2 w) b( H3 s' S1 f8 s0 C' H
b% f" b& d3 n' H3 P8 p' h5.39.217.77:8898 4 V" S: L# M! @6 |( |: NEasy 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 - c: M6 K9 |, ^' A3 G+ \公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: o# f/ V+ D2 Y t, N1 W8 f . K& X! [( J8 w, dTVBNOW 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。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, q1 V3 U# ^& M# K' J; G
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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 15455.39.217.77:88988 e3 `4 g% r& f4 M$ _* S/ h9 U% [8 l
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ]: n$ S0 {8 f" P; a8 G 4 U: K, w w6 i5.39.217.77:8898A 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 & ?) j0 g- C ?& E' b 8 J, y# p" y2 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . j; s7 c1 w; b& {/ |1 B2 X公仔箱論壇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 ; ^' `. \& @- }So beautiful - e1 A/ g# T0 W0 k' X0 UI 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