On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs - l, W4 H, ?3 ^. A- p0 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & F! g. `' x2 q9 Gos.tvboxnow.com 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。6 j, o4 c, y V2 k
Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous paths & F$ U& g$ j1 K @: ]4 ? 2 g; x% E9 @4 B& _" `8 @$ ~! D, Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb os.tvboxnow.com7 e! t5 u5 |' |
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 7 m# c9 c1 I2 r6 H公仔箱論壇# R6 Q, W3 D! ?) k* |( S* W- h ) @' ^! a8 y7 I
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 + _( D! c9 Y1 X% V0 b+ D+ s4 D# T" F, j公仔箱論壇 ] D0 }. K/ {1 U3 ~ V) l公仔箱論壇 公仔箱論壇/ s1 V% d+ k7 z& Z
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公仔箱論壇2 e+ R2 k2 s# Z
' p, H$ N2 G. N a7 j% E9 O - C/ J3 i+ U5 m6 Q, H" aVertigo-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 mountaintvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 q+ V2 p$ |/ L4 O4 ~
O1 x$ J3 |* ~2 Q% a ; U. f* z! F J0 q: {0 {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 buildingstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. i# q! N0 [& z! X: {7 h
os.tvboxnow.com4 b9 x% P+ S Z/ { ~ 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) R7 r; J5 b( F
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。5 m. c5 g3 M; l! s0 z " ?/ j/ k# o2 v$ d/ I( z. d7 [, EPath to enlightenment: A stunning scene showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places in the world 7 c$ i/ [% A3 a公仔箱論壇" \' j0 }) |+ z5 m 4 I2 B% R' ~- f; l- `8 A: T
Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ~0 |. _. m$ a
% L6 {1 ~" ?4 Y1 s: `公仔箱論壇 0 I" |3 j! P2 W! I3 T公仔箱論壇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 6 I' K$ R( H( S6 m6 M公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. r+ Q: b( S' `; x9 `' X1 K4 x4 j, } * u: U0 g( t* [2 B; Q: B" j
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: g: _; _4 h M M
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Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug' % \2 V9 U" b1 n3 O9 G; i3 D& V" Z& x5 H 1 }. k: d9 U7 x% v. _公仔箱論壇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 9 s' Q# s! v. Z A4 X$ b, qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇" {5 M( s" J' |! Q5 Z7 o* U : M8 n* W6 B0 {$ v4 h* s
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 Lankaos.tvboxnow.com% `: l. f1 c5 w0 q7 [5 g
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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 , n9 {/ E* [* d7 h8 g ! J Q4 i1 Q, _$ ], Q- ATVBNOW 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。 , g8 n6 |- e U' 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。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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