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In the distance in the centre of the photo is one of Ilkley’s most historic buildings, known locally as The Monastery. Myddleton Lodge is a Grade I Listed building north of the River Wharfe. It dates back to 1260 and was for many centuries home to the Middletons, one of the towns most famous families, they owned more or less all the land around here.
In 1922 it was purchased and used as a spiritual retreat, later it was sold to the Diocese of Leeds. Somehow in the 1990’s the building became neglected and run down. It was later restored and sold for around £2.5 million. It is now a luxury hotel, spa and wedding venue with rooms starting at £250 a night midweek in January.
I don’t know at what period in history the name changed from Middleton to Myddleton, but it seems the spelling with the Y is now in regular use going by the private fishing signs Myddleton Angling Club have put up along this stretch of the river.
The town of Ilkley, and the spot I’m standing on are in West Yorkshire, the address of the hotel is in North Yorkshire, so somewhere between where I’m standing and where I’m looking is the invisible line dividing two Yorkshire Ridings.
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The rebuilt "Brâncoveanu" Monastery is located in Sambata de Sus, town situated on Sambata (Saturday) river in Fagaras area, Romania. The history of Brâncoveanu Monastery started in the 17th century, when Preda Brâncoveanu erected a wood church. Constantin Brâncoveanu, the ruler of Wallachia (1688-1714), rebuilt a monastery in stone on the wood church place, around the year 1696 in an attempt to strengthen the unity of Orthodoxy in front of the new Habsburg Catholic rule in Transylvania. Constantin Brâncoveanu founded a school for writers and secretaries, a fresco painting workshop and a small printing house, which transformed the monastery into a strong social, cultural and religious center. (www.brasovtravelguide.ro/en/brasov/surroundings/sambata-m...)
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal
Oudong Monastery at Chey Odam, 35 km northwest of Phnom Penh, was the royal capital of Cambodia from 1618 - 1863.
The Batalha Monastery was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila sits in a deep valley in the Rila Mountains about 117 km south of Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Franciscan Monastery in Northeast Washington DC has existed for over 100 years and the beautiful gardens and famous grottos have been in place for over 80 years. This shot was taken from one of the porticos that form the perimeter of the main courtyard.
Several more photos from the monastery are here: flic.kr/s/aHskbkrDzR
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983.
The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later.
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Cozia Monastery, erected close to Căciulata by Mircea the Elder in 1388 and housing his tomb, is one of the most valuable monuments of national medieval art and architecture in Romania.
The name of the monastery is of Cuman origin and it means "walnut grove", from Turkic word koz, meaning walnut.[1] The original name of the place was the Romanian equivalent, Nucetul, but already in 1387, a document of Mircea cel Bătrân uses the current name.[1]
The fortified cloister dates from the foundation (1388) and is the only in Byzantine style preserved in Romania. The appearance of the church was modified under Neagoe Basarab (1517), Şerban Cantacuzino and Constantin Brâncoveanu (1707), who added a veranda, a new fountain, a chapel and a watch tower, adding to its architecture the 'brâncovenesc style'. (Wikipedia)
The monastery was endowed in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, during the Reconquista. The church was consecrated in 1252. The first Gothic church in Portugal, it is still, 800 years later, the largest church of any kind in Portugal.
The monastery is located in Shangri-La, China, relatively close to the tibetian border. Originally I wanted to visit Tibet while travelling China but considering the time I had available and also the strings attached to the visa I decided to visit Yunnan province instead. While I liked that part of the country a lot, the many tibetian influences there fueled my desire even more to see Lhasa one day.
Just west of U-Bein Bridge, this sprawling monastery is a pleasantly meditative place for most of the day. But at about 11am, busloads of tourists arrive to gawp while the whole monastery sits down to eat, their silence pierced by the endless rattle of camera shutters.
The beauty of this place is not in the outside of these churches [although they are still beautiful on this rainy day] but on what is in the inside. Inside these churches are very beautiful, even breathtakingly beautiful icons. They are still the originals from centuries ago. It is strictly forbidden to photographe them. This is not for religious reasons but solely because of the delicate state they are in. In the oldest church of the complex there isn't even electric light, just candles, to protect the images from disappearing. But these icons alone make it worth while to visit this place.
When I first walked into this room in the Alcobaça Monastery, Alcobaça Portugal ....I thought this had been their restroom...But, turns out it was the kitchen! 😁...I thought they slid pots into the square holes...turns out the pots went into the round holes and they built a fire underneath...
In the 8th century two brothers, David and Constantine, led a rebellion against occupying Arabs. This failed and they were captured, tortured and killed after refusing to convert to Islam. Tradition holds that their bodies were thrown into the Tskaltsitela River and that lions dragged their remains to a hill overlooking the river. Motsameta means "place of the martyrs" and King Bagrat IV (ruled 1027-1072) had the Motsameta Monastery built on the hill after they were recognized as Saints by the church. Relics of the brothers are kept at the monastery.
Jerónimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sucevița Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox convent situated in the Northeastern part of Romania. It is situated near the Suceviţa River, in the village Sucevița, 18 km away from the city of Rădăuţi, Suceava County. It is located in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina (northwestern Moldavia). It was built in 1585 by Ieremia Movilă, Gheorghe Movilă and Simion Movilă.The architecture of the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements, and some elements typical to other painted churches of northern Moldavia. Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which are of great artistic value and depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament. The paintings date from around 1601, which makes Sucevița one of the last monasteries to be decorated in the famous Moldavian style of exterior paintings. The interior court of the monastic ensemble is almost square (100 by 104 meters) and is surrounded by high (6 m), wide (3 m) walls. There are several other defensive structures within the ensemble, including four towers (one in each corner). Sucevița was a princely residence as well as a fortified monastery. The thick walls today shelter a museum that presents an outstanding collection of historical and art objects. The tomb covers of Ieremia and Simion Movilă – rich portraits embroidered in silver thread – together with ecclesiastical silverware, books and illuminated manuscripts, offer eloquent testimony to Sucevița's importance first as a manuscript workshop, then as a printing center.
In 2010, the monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted churches of Moldavia.
Ich wünsche euch allen ein frohes und gesegnetes Osterfest, viele bunte Eier und erholsame Feiertage
Und bleibt alle gesund!
I wish you all a happy and blessed Easter, lots of colorful eggs and relaxing holidays And stay healthy!
Enescu - Piano Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 30
Sinaia Monastery
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Category: Monasteries
Period: 1690 - 1695
Importance: A
LMI code: PH-II-a-A-16691
Address: Str. Mănăstirii 2A
Location: oraş SINAIA
District: Prahova
Region: Muntenia
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Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery - a monastery of the Sergiev Posad diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the village of Lugovoy, Dmitrovsky district, Moscow region.
Founded in 1361.
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