On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs
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0 Y2 Z1 E/ s# c( \Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths b* d6 A# p6 @& b7 G
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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% G: W; i- n' v5 q. C
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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
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# P7 Q/ q* Y } T' [1 Y, d$ f a公仔箱論壇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 country
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) k' H2 @0 B( e5 G+ W5 MVertigo-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+ H8 G& P2 Q6 f# u
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7 d! |+ V/ S+ F( I8 u% ]; R公仔箱論壇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 buildingstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 K/ U) [+ W! E. a" w2 Z( N, T
+ E6 F" K" o; \5 M cTVBNOW 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)
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7 r; b6 _% e2 }8 z, jPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world
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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。5 M' Z: r8 A+ L5 i# T6 d
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" n+ b O0 B# C* n; wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRich 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
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Idyllic: 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 monasteries5.39.217.77:8898* o* V, i: e. m$ a* ^
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3 O2 P3 K7 l: g: Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBeautiful: 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公仔箱論壇8 |" s8 n1 r) b- N% H3 g
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6 N5 {3 j+ C2 l3 D) G: TA 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 entrancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 D1 t9 h3 ]" W- ~9 t( n
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。1 z+ m- h: H! |) A5 ]
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