On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 0 w4 y5 C0 E. }2 q) stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇$ j: s2 i8 _& B) |0 l 0 i# k0 X$ y* I6 C5 B9 D2 z
Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths 1 B+ O/ E7 V# T $ O0 K* N5 q4 S% H, V, L" r4 h tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) v' X3 U5 \& w; _5 \
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 clouds5.39.217.77:88983 U% m, T. t" e8 X( g
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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 9 ? Z+ z8 Q7 M6 Q0 q3 K8 WTVBNOW 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。 # T3 U) s, t( I. w; V* n, E公仔箱論壇 6 \5 M5 y2 Q7 v0 w; ?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。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 S8 D9 |- S4 ?4 a
! c; _+ |1 p: x' |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。 4 ~/ ^( Y+ S& c. rTVBNOW 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。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 2 W& E" Z0 V3 q5 F5.39.217.77:8898 5 }3 Z- \$ I }. T$ ^2 A公仔箱論壇 4 k* |" Q) @8 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDon'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 " P0 z- R) A; g1 Q+ `: ^$ H/ H$ _ $ }6 H- P5 K/ k9 m% Z; g5.39.217.77:8898 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)公仔箱論壇9 a$ Z8 E* v9 b) Q
5 A$ @$ g9 }5 n( X) A# u0 }公仔箱論壇 e0 e* C5 O, M- \8 n5.39.217.77:8898Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the worldTVBNOW 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。: P1 F& Q: @ r' m$ s; W
公仔箱論壇* x0 ~3 ? a9 Z4 _ 1 i* L4 z2 j5 W: q% h1 h/ dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBalancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985, V$ F9 P" z8 A! g, C& G
2 s6 i" K U" z) ] 2 U. J T9 @$ N* f+ e. e5.39.217.77:8898Nerve-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 Greece5.39.217.77:8898) y% Z( [! W0 V E! t c6 w' j5 k
+ D- E6 r/ j6 ~0 d! _# g6 h* t5.39.217.77:8898 ( L4 Q3 r; L" x. BRich 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 " E5 _& O/ b/ _4 ~8 v. U( [* X2 t* T( L5.39.217.77:88982 t, Y* Y! m, T. Y1 t9 R 5 e' L1 M8 M* x0 ~/ I
Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug' ) {6 g/ G, J6 [4 y3 |) {& Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 [5 |5 y9 Q) p. L. t8 w 5 m9 {9 R4 D8 e2 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEasy 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 $ }. s& `, D2 e7 h( _9 {5.39.217.77:8898 # ^# E5 @0 v( X公仔箱論壇 ( ~2 ? M$ t. m( t l5 C: F' J; HBeautiful: 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 Lanka5.39.217.77:8898) f/ }, x. l7 C& X- O
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。4 i/ g5 G( A7 K( c% a ) d: D. t0 w3 K0 z! y* H; vPanoramic: 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 ' g5 o( W2 X8 I. m# ^& ?! x: h( Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 n0 T$ r! g1 u+ l1 B/ X公仔箱論壇 $ U2 o8 }, K4 i6 i h/ V: ]6 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。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 entranceTVBNOW 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。+ r6 |- G# S) f4 }2 E8 P& Q. @; N: n
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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 2 {, F4 d/ k7 V4 c& S z& y. zSo beautiful + `2 L% o: \7 ~6 O, x% ~% {I 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