On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs
$ }2 T5 a3 v/ f3 M$ v3 ~, b公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇& {7 [/ j. r- z1 {) N. @5 t
' y. U0 }- Q X8 H! l/ fGripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths
% \! R: s- ?9 g/ t
4 {$ `5 M; U. a: X6 {5 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ c$ l- ]/ p" x& u. [4 d. P
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% n& @9 x, j7 f) d3 ~8 e* C8 u; j9 s
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: D! g0 C" I( Z/ j: h
 5.39.217.768 r( P. i; Q+ W) `: o
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
9 {, `! T' O- e7 sTVBNOW 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。# j: n1 y/ Y t" T, ^- e
 5.39.217.76$ r0 ]1 V! ]- {6 w8 `7 I
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
& |( A0 W( s; D" }, rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 t! Z9 ]7 Z, j/ x) p3 a7 l
 + n+ q* K* D) b7 _( r4 G; i" g" x
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
8 X# D+ _; c+ e, Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
' x( |3 j" T6 W H1 k+ C1 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 公仔箱論壇) b1 A7 X8 W+ j( Z
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 X0 v1 m1 k5 ?& W2 k( K# J2 S& ^5.39.217.76
v/ m, z& h9 F' E公仔箱論壇 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)
! e- ~. ^) F# i7 k) [ ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
* z! ~3 c1 l, Z 5.39.217.768 q2 a7 a8 V3 m. @/ I( c
Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world
% d/ G$ ^2 L: {. J% \$ J5 I1 x公仔箱論壇
# P7 K. x1 O% k) @" 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。 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 f) F% L" z% F; V
Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985
* r' D# a3 A8 r) 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。$ V2 p1 d7 L, I! [
  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 c3 f$ L# W. ^2 Y
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
' W& v' h# N9 x* \: k# M" G# e
- d4 p* d( N' Z1 z/ p5 ~' H: ~0 o
3 h" H! i3 |3 u4 I0 b0 CRich 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 BC5.39.217.76: m2 W! o$ r. k, ~9 `0 a# M
$ U$ R$ }* \3 G/ f7 I tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: [& \. Q. j- N' B5 H; |5 m
Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'
0 ?1 H4 C% o0 I1 V& \8 Y公仔箱論壇
0 C; x/ c- l# t& Q1 |5.39.217.76 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 W% m0 `, i$ D, c8 M. T
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
3 G+ c2 `( q% n5 N$ A5.39.217.76( D) K" A9 W3 G; o9 w) E
 5.39.217.76/ q7 t6 `. F6 @0 b
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
0 w) J+ g: [/ d# w: S5.39.217.76- L5 p: j" k& x7 b" d; b/ S
2 G$ s& c; f$ y" R公仔箱論壇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 1545tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) ]# `. ^! V. d6 E" K! x0 T- [
4 P T, b9 j0 _5 i- Z7 j1 J+ F2 \
; C5 S+ s% x# w- ` l7 f$ I; pA 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
# ]4 f' Q: H1 l) S9 v! ?. e5 I& Q) k( u7 ?+ |* n
 * ]8 @) [# o; \9 ?
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 |
發表於 2012-5-28 01:29 PM
| 
