Optical illusion
As daring as one can build: Simonos Petras Monastery, Σιμωνόπετρα, Mount Athos
Built on a giant rock 330 metres above the Aegean Sea, the monastery of Simonos Petras is undoubtly the most spectacular building on the peninsula that makes up Mount Athos. Look, to get a better idea of the scale, at the boat down in the depths, that is actually a small ferry...simply a breathtaking construction that has already been standing for many centuries...
As daring as one can build: Simonos Petras Monastery, Σιμωνόπετρα, Mount Athos
Built on a giant rock 330 metres above the Aegean Sea, the monastery of Simonos Petras is undoubtly the most spectacular building on the peninsula that makes up Mount Athos. Look, to get a better idea of the scale, at the boat down in the depths, that is actually a small ferry...simply a breathtaking construction that has already been standing for many centuries...