On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 公仔箱論壇/ b' @ l/ U8 W6 t5 u
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% G0 u& `, ?; ^+ o- J1 U5.39.217.77:8898Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths公仔箱論壇' `. W+ C& ^. h X3 j" ^
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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
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7 b. s$ C) k I( s5 q5.39.217.77:8898Complete 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
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( I9 n, w) ]7 z+ q {8 KBetween 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. g6 C" o3 n6 S6 g1 y$ I7 Q
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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
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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
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$ @ d! q6 }* v5 d- K0 WPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world5.39.217.77:8898' O9 H. {7 q9 |4 D5 t! I% O
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3 o' X6 r; @8 [5 O6 q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
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2 ]! u( B2 [& c5.39.217.77:8898Nerve-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 Greecetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 W4 n n6 G) P6 q- k0 y, w, C [$ J9 Q
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; P& p3 F* k5 m) @2 ?: J, jtvb 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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. F) E1 X- ]" o: ^4 D6 PIdyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'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。! M4 m0 C. F, r; q
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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
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7 h5 k0 D8 T" 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
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, v( B2 B+ w% e t: A7 v' _: N9 ?$ qPanoramic: 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
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5 R. X. l5 W, r1 w2 s4 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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 ? C( K7 z5 n2 a/ X, Q+ g
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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 |
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