On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ]; R9 p2 O! J5 d
公仔箱論壇0 _6 J. W9 L5 n! { 7 Y1 q0 _# [* R9 b9 M1 M; ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGripping: 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+ {9 G& w2 p! [0 G, e
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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 cloudsTVBNOW 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。) z. ?7 B" [+ K; ^! P, i
4 h; x5 {1 J1 Y6 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & `; [9 }9 Q; r$ gTVBNOW 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 Q: J! X# Z/ L2 b* q# N1 w: C公仔箱論壇 : i ~3 Q- k1 d7 h; l 9 |, {4 \# E0 {9 S3 G' gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBetween 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 " G0 ^/ m: w7 b" C# i' X+ w公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇6 o, E# ]% ^. O9 ]/ |7 h 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。9 S K2 o8 ?8 ~$ P: d! [5 B# ~
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 5 O( g* \1 z4 W* F% {2 q% nTVBNOW 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 X0 T0 r* n: @; R4 B/ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # x9 w/ u8 F1 V" U' [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。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 3 N$ D! ^. j# B " ]* B H) _& }1 N m! S" J/ Y 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,bttvb+ R: }) Q$ U7 c0 ^" B7 j0 B
( \9 m, E' I9 J; F- z0 o% u" T公仔箱論壇 " L3 M+ \; Q& E! n! R: Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world+ t, x& J/ K& m1 Y
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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 Greecetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 w9 {+ C$ `- W: e# V4 _2 H" c
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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公仔箱論壇; [; g5 n( j) I" a, n% n1 |
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Idyllic: 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。4 B8 P" i* A/ W( j4 Q- p. r
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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 7 V' j& F4 i" Z' R, |: m9 c5.39.217.76 9 _) t+ G" U" e# z; P' E 4 k: T. U- r3 J( a* u3 A: mBeautiful: 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; k' |% |% D9 e9 j$ D! R3 F* n* V
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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 1545TVBNOW 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。# \2 d. |1 `* Q$ X6 U7 q
公仔箱論壇1 c }) `3 m& F8 y2 j . \) J+ s: }) v, W' S公仔箱論壇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 5 i$ q9 Q/ o/ V6 T Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . {- b+ t/ H+ b$ O( TTVBNOW 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 N) {6 t! I: `" v+ y' BUp 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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So beautiful ; E/ z [* k$ u公仔箱論壇I 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