On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 o$ }$ Z3 r. [* |
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, d/ w* H6 y/ t: I0 V% p7 x公仔箱論壇Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths
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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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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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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。0 P3 C3 Y. `4 U4 N1 p
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: c' u+ r4 S" W, v" P' w5.39.217.76Vertigo-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 buildings5.39.217.76( N% f; q( ]. u7 r5 z
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5 J( \4 N) K0 Q: z5.39.217.76Path 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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' N/ w& R( p& k+ u! B! P* Y9 {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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1 T1 G# ?4 A4 y! Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNerve-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
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Rich 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'公仔箱論壇" c! X& R& p4 i" ~, p
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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# _+ ~$ S7 Z' Y& B
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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# r+ [1 l8 e! Q# o* w R
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) T; d* _; }) w* d. Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPanoramic: 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 Q; F' ]7 [! P1 B z# g \( S
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. v& @, j8 H9 `5.39.217.76A 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,bttvb7 _6 }) {8 ^5 e+ ~# w6 m$ Z; v
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/ `1 P+ Q4 R; S, N" V+ }4 v$ ^, xUp 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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