On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs * P5 P- s4 J) ~8 n6 f" f i+ j
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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 # C% d7 K9 F! e9 d8 M , L, w+ }% x' P+ j: ]5.39.217.77:8898 $ l3 R" w2 ?+ R: H- v! ITVBNOW 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 cloudstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) B" c D6 c( e( {8 m: g
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. t9 x! E2 l, O4 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbComplete 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 % G, z- 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! k! b& ^. L4 @; x- C% t4 K
, H( R5 i5 D/ K& _8 J5.39.217.77:8898Between 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 countrytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ C# p+ |1 c* s( ^' G: R( ]
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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 7 v7 m9 ?. J" K$ [; `+ S4 x% R公仔箱論壇 9 e- r- s( d& A( B3 U5.39.217.77:8898 6 K1 |7 J1 y4 ?( M1 t6 e: yDon'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公仔箱論壇% C% u) A- B3 ]# t
: B) |5 L, q. D& J' t( w 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) ) j8 Q$ U! u+ S$ \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & e: m6 j2 T0 d$ g 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。 , A' ^. c6 }0 j* mPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world % i$ f1 y/ d- V& y' Z) [4 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! i% I. j' P6 P- Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 T: {% r5 v3 J+ Q* G$ _$ H5 tBalancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985TVBNOW 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# k% J% [" a2 _# g
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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 / Y7 A+ I/ h- G) E$ H9 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! y! u9 ^6 F3 J, C# B8 I/ G' M M
: E1 ]3 G' o' f4 Y4 K- ~5 U4 [ [0 oRich 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 BCTVBNOW 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 _, q0 e1 X# w) V/ o' V' ^
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& K" j$ @' B% Y5 N/ g, ~5.39.217.77:8898Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'# O7 V, W& S3 d
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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 ! o- B5 v* W& W' ^1 G/ `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , n9 O0 s# H/ h1 X B9 @, G+ e+ }$ m' ? 3 X0 j* q( f0 c! _: N, mBeautiful: 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 S; ~/ r* Q* l t( l
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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 1545TVBNOW 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。) e! O, }7 R2 o' {' D% P% x0 m
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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 entrance& E5 @+ F0 b( [+ n0 w7 }5 D
$ [1 |& [* V8 w% `5.39.217.77:8898 ' p# T% Q2 k) q4 j4 c$ r4 b9 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUp 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
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