On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 m- V, B/ ?% \8 a
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! _+ F& _' |( ]2 ~2 Y. wos.tvboxnow.comGripping: This gravity-defying hanging monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible via steep and dangerous pathstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; J0 X) ^6 G1 ^5 m/ @& A! n
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( w" k1 Z- r" { E; b! k/ SCloser 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 cloudstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ~" F" K2 m# S k
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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
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9 u) C' V9 r8 `; R5 z7 a: Vtvb 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' u# O" t5 E* v6 q2 N. m
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6 ^6 t6 x; W# I# d) f; Y+ nVertigo-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公仔箱論壇# i0 O8 {7 x8 r8 i2 s" Q
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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 buildingsTVBNOW 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。 U* c+ ~2 v- ~( D: j4 \7 |
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 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)
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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; t, x/ l% Z' h! I' e. b2 a
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Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985
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% g( F$ f: n Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNerve-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
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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 BC5 e- s( F! V Y9 ]+ i
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9 }3 U- F9 {9 }& C7 H公仔箱論壇Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn, upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'
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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公仔箱論壇& q7 [- R. p2 }+ ~/ {) b
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# }6 p2 j# |) ^: U9 c$ `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
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6 y, {7 S4 M2 C: N) T# H8 mos.tvboxnow.comPanoramic: 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公仔箱論壇4 u- f, ^* L; E. J
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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 entranceTVBNOW 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。, S7 y( ]# @8 ?
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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 |
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