On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 公仔箱論壇* W: O$ m; f7 |
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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 % k% L% [/ P6 `$ w8 ^# 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。5.39.217.760 }' q f9 i3 f9 ]0 f! Q0 O, b % I$ d' f5 n; h" p4 l& d' u5.39.217.76Closer 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 * e) V/ A- Y' atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + c7 R8 S: a. B$ U1 r- l w* z tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( h) o3 B! @$ z" h% `
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 5 [. D i7 ]# g4 [& j7 a: l8 E5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇% e) e, W4 R" e! U0 w8 x% o 5 k ]/ ^1 H6 N* w6 W5.39.217.76Between 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 - b* \9 O: k. F( y! V; ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. a, u% `- e9 R, I( H 3 d8 l: f9 ]& z; v- O2 c7 N公仔箱論壇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 mountainTVBNOW 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。+ t N* L# S/ _/ D
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. X+ _/ ?; @3 G- F + D; k* s9 K) t$ t' JTVBNOW 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。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 0 l0 N" ]$ V+ t# m0 g1 ]公仔箱論壇 3 L( _: a4 M# ]5.39.217.76 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)& X+ S9 M8 y" M( l
5 \/ O$ |" x" {1 s, L6 q & {6 v9 y; k8 U1 _. `& F& C( M公仔箱論壇Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world. l0 _& p! R: n4 u' t& q, d4 o8 G
5.39.217.766 v& Y# W9 n2 q/ j# e# H& Y 0 B: [5 j! W6 j% H( P8 }Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985 2 L$ v) f# E O* Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ }; @) {- t, q$ E7 Y5.39.217.76 5 k1 p9 ^, y. V% a% U
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 3 ]2 W7 r1 S! Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇4 E/ v% ]. Y) T, g/ H% `) q " R" V( F l3 d7 j, K- V6 fRich 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 6 H0 @" v; a& e9 [, X9 S公仔箱論壇 , _4 m% @6 u. Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5.39.217.76/ @ w, t/ q# D9 e* W" a( m0 \& K
Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! T7 N9 x% d% Y2 {1 U6 a. Y* S) l" e
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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 ; |( s- c b j% ~公仔箱論壇 ) W& k6 `$ A' [6 o/ B3 r4 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。 b" w) N7 I- {" O; g
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 LankaTVBNOW 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 w# @0 l$ y4 C, u% ]3 ?
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& W3 g3 F- Y0 {0 f* X- @ , I. S+ ` V ?( k2 I5 ]tvb 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 . ^( b8 S) r: m' i5.39.217.765.39.217.76+ b3 y' G' e; j 6 a" v3 q+ j( Q% J- {6 g( U/ u5.39.217.76A 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 entrance . j# `( s9 m/ y, T公仔箱論壇 , H- p) v( R# a5 p/ UTVBNOW 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。 5.39.217.76( m3 K' u+ |2 x; `
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
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