On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs 公仔箱論壇% t% p' x8 M; [3 m) q7 x' a
5.39.217.766 G& Y: R1 d8 b8 ~* z 1 y! G& C, Q4 c4 N% `8 D0 G& qGripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous pathsTVBNOW 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。8 E# X9 n# u* w1 r9 v! {6 p+ o
5.39.217.76 Y4 t+ C( |# v: W! T1 K. ^+ _ 5 J9 z' ?) \9 e9 ^) j' _$ I公仔箱論壇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 ! {$ F7 r' u5 c! \" p5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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 a) t& `3 P( I2 J. b' K 3 s% [% Q- I. H' FTVBNOW 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。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 8 Y! _8 p; y# 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。5.39.217.76. S" l' l# v( i |% k% c# [ 7 s" M# m: g! |- {
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 . Q' `6 L& U9 a/ y公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- x+ u; w: t( V3 x" Z4 [' ` 8 @. E; M8 Z7 p4 e2 M$ K( LVertigo-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 8 s+ N8 {+ H( e3 Y% B! I( HTVBNOW 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。3 q: m2 u; [1 ]2 n 公仔箱論壇6 x: g# x6 u+ v" b
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 : w* c" q7 ]5 D8 L# i公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 m/ l6 O3 e4 O* P6 r1 V1 G1 | 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)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 s' a% W; f3 ?) j' q" ^5 ]
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Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world; I7 u' q7 }* L0 h
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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 Greece5.39.217.76( y) ?# I' s4 W; D* K
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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 * M$ d! }& |, H1 [: t& @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 Y) z! i2 B& f3 |& Y3 H4 z$ [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。 / a: `, V/ D( A% y Z9 y5 m5 U! p( F5.39.217.76Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug' , L& S" ]( j4 F1 r# v+ a& c. \: n / V6 L' w2 A# c" |9 yTVBNOW 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。 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。0 S* M' u" V% n* Q9 Z, K4 N: L1 Y
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& F" g5 S/ t6 X
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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公仔箱論壇) {5 s4 G* U" p
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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 1545 $ h# d: n! e+ G o5.39.217.76 6 _! D, w0 t% t' E% H* L5 a8 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , g9 c' Q& T& X0 L0 N. z _: Z) o
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 / p. s4 k2 R1 u% D" l2 K( v 8 E+ l2 e, O: w* x9 O9 P4 R4 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( K% T# U5 C1 w. B* QUp 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
Where is it , u2 X# ]: |& b) L& FSo beautiful # r% {4 ?& G2 U: y; J+ t, jI want to live here too~作者: goeyt 時間: 2012-5-28 04:22 PM
大自然與人類-果然鬼斧神工作者: k23bb 時間: 2012-5-29 02:33 AM
大自然加上一些人工嘅建築掂晒作者: high10915 時間: 2012-6-10 09:28 AM