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Thiksey Monastery by Irene Becker © All rights reserved
The courtyard at Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ladakh : Day 4
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A supposed old Nabatean temple, the Monastery is an hour's climb northwest of the city center of Petra, on an ancient rock-cut path of almost 900 steps.
The place is less crowded than the Treasury, specially at the end of the day. Nearby, 2 viewpoints can offer great spots to enjoy the sunset.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III + EF17-40mm f/4L USM @17mm, f/10, 1/60, iso100
The monastery of the Virgin Mary of Vlacherna was built in the 17th century on the small islet Vlacherna in Corfu, Greece
Transfiguration Monastery / Преображенски манастир - 7km north from Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново - Samovodene - България / Bulgaria
The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later. King Manuel originally funded the project with moneys obtained from the Vintena da Pimenta, a 5 percent tax on commerce from Africa and the Orient
Валдайский Иверский Богородицкий монастырь
Valday Iversky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1653. The monastery is located on an island in Lake Valdayskoye in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, close to the town of Valday. In the 17th century, the Valday Iversky Monastery was one of the most influential monasteries in Russia and a significant cultural center.
The monastery derives its name from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos. In the Valday Iversky Monastery, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was kept until the 1920s, when it disappeared. The name of the Iveron Monastery, in its turn, originates from Iberia, an ancient Georgian kingdom.
Nikon was elected Patriarch in 1652, and in 1653, he asked Tsar Alexey II permission to found a monastery in Valday. By the autumn of 1653, two wooden churches were in use. Nikon also ordered to transfer the relic of Saint Iosif of Borovichi to the monastery, which was done in February, 1654. In the same year, all lands around Lake Valdayskoye, including the selos of Valday, Borovichi, and Vyshny Volochyok, were declared the property of the monastery. The monastery became one of the biggest landowners in Russia.
In 1655, all monks from the former Orsha Kutein Monastery, located in the area of the present-day Belarus, moved to the Valday Iversky Monastery. One monk, Dionisy, was appointed a hegumen. This move was related to a difficult situation of the Orthodox Church in Poland.
In the second half of the 17th century, the monastery became a center of culture and education. In particular, the monastery started to print books, the second such institution in Russia after the Moscow Print Yard. Production of porcelain tiles, the first one in Russia, started in the monastery.[2] In 1656, the first stone church was completed. Nikon, as well as a number of metropolitans, personally attended the sanctification. For this occasion, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was made and placed in the monastery. Simultaneously, Nikon issued a prohibition to make further copies of the icon.
In 1666, Nikon was deposed, and all monasteries he supervised, including the Iversky monastery, were abolished. However, already in 1668 the monastery was re-established, and the former monks, including the hegumen, Filofey, returned.
In the 18th century, the monastery slowly declined. Between 1712 and 1730, it was subordinated to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, located in Saint Petersburg. Much of the treasure kept in the Valday Iversky Monastery was transferred to the Lavra. An attempt to revive the former importance of the monastery was made in the 1850s. After the October Revolution, the monastery was first transformed into a labour cooperative in 1919, and in 1927, it was abolished. The monastery buildings housed a museum, a workshop, a hospital, a retirement home, and a recreation facility. The icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya disappeared in 1927 and was never recovered.
In 1991, the monastery was reopened. In the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Valday, a copy of the icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya, dating from 1854, survived. This copy was transferred to the monastery and remains there.
The construction of the monastery started in the 1650s. The oldest stone church built in the monastery (1656), the Assumption Cathedral, remains intact. Much of the ensemble of the monastery was created in the 1670s by a local architect, Afanasy Fomin. From this period, the Cathedral of the Epiphany, the Church of Archangel Michael, the St. Michael Tower, and the hegumen's chamber remain. The walls and the remaining towers were built at later periods
The monastery Gradac was built from 1277 to 1282 and it is an endowment of Helen of Anjou, the wife of king Uroš I. She founded the first girls' school in medieval Serbia. Gradac Monastery is situated in Stara Raška region, on the wooded and secluded slopes of Golija Mountain on the place called by locals Petrov Krs. Gradac Monastery was built in the late 13th century, on the ruins of an earlier church. It is located west of the medieval fortress Brvenik. The monastery complex was included the large building Church of The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, smaller temple St. Nicholas, dining room, quarters and economic building.
The monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon is one of the richest and most beautiful monasteries in Crete. It is built near the airport of Chania, in the position Tzobomylos of the Cape Melecha and at the foothills of Stavros Mount. The distance from Chania is only 15km.
The monastery was built by the Venetian nobles Jeremiah and Lawrence Tzagarolo. Jeremiah was a famous scholar of his era with rich education and was a friend of the Patriarch of Alexandria, Meletios Pigas. Jeremiah himself was a candidate for Patriarch of Constantinople. Moreover, Jeremiah designed and built the monastery complex of the monastery, being affected by the architect Sebastiano Serlio from Verona, Italy.
Interior del Convento La Recolección, Antigua Guatemala, grupo de ventanas en un cuarto. El 29 de julio de 1773, un fuerte sismo, parte de los denominados Terremotos de Santa Marta, dejó en ruinas la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros, hoy conocida como Antigua Guatemala. Los daños fueron tan severos que el Rey de España, Carlos III, decretó el traslado de la capital de Guatemala, a un nuevo asentamiento, la Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción.
Varlaam Monastery of the Meteora rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, near Kalampaka December 6, 2019. Photo by Tim Chong
Construction began during the reign of Alexander Ypsilanti (1774–1782) and was completed by Prince Nicholas Mavrogenes (1786–1790) during the Phanariote age also called the Greek origin government of Wallachia. It was built in neoclassical style, and was considered very large for that time: 43 meters long and 18 high, with walls 1 and 2 meters thick. The structure was completed under the rule of Mavrogenes between April 1786 and September 1790.
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SOOC (straight out of the camera with only the signature added)
Montserrat Monastery is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain.
I am currently touring Spain with 3 cameras. A Panasonic 5rii, Sigma FPL and Leica D Lux 8. I blowup all my finished work to
30x20 and sometimes use gigapixel software. I am trying to figure if I need the big equipment or can have a quality result using the Leica de Lux 8 and gigapixel to get a well represented 30x20
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"Seydnaya monastery - 30 kilometres from Damascus, the village is spread out over a hilltop, and is surrounded by vineyards, and olive groves, famous monastery founded in 547, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. The name of the village itself, 'Seyda Naya' in Syriac means 'Our Lady'. The monastery contains a portrait of the Virgin believed to have been painted by St. Luke"
Nikon D3x, 60mm Micro f/2.8 G
Photo taken in a cloudy weather today, It is interesting to see this photo in its full resolution where you can see people on the monastery stairs going for Sunday mass.
Humor Monastery located in Mănăstirea Humorului, about 5 km north of the town of Gura Humorului, Romania. It is a monastery for nuns dedicated to the Dormition of Virgin Mary, or Theotokos. It was constructed in 1530 by Voievod Petru Rareş and his chancellor Teodor Bubuiog. The monastery was built over the foundation of a previous monastery that dated from around 1415. The Humor monastery was closed in 1786 and was not reopened until 1990. The church has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted churches of Moldavia.
The Samye Monastery [Samye Gompa] was the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet. It was probably first constructed between 775-9 CE under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since its introduction by King Songtsän Gampo in the 7th century. The monastery is in Dranang, Lhoka Prefecture. It was supposedly modeled on the design of Odantapuri in what is now Bihar, India.
The monastery stands now in Pantelimon neighborhood, but centuries ago the place was an unihabited swampy area outside Bucharest. Together with Plumbuita and Văcărești monasteries, it made a line of fortified centers around Bucharest, with double function: religious and defensive.
The monastery was built in 1586-1587 and is preserved mostly in its original form. There are two adjoined courtyards, as at other monasteries from Wallachia (Cozia, now partly demolished, Polovragi etc), the second courtyard resulting probably from the buildings of the infirmary. The church has fine sculpted decorations. Inside the church are paintings including several votive portraits of founders from various epochs: provost marshal Marcu (16th century), Grigore II Ghica (ruler of Moldavia at four different intervals between 1726-1748 and ruler of Wallachia between 1733-1735 and 1748-1752) and his lady Zoița and their five children, Alexander Ypsilantis (ruler of Wallachia between 1775-1782 and 1796-1797 and ruler of Moldavia 1786-1788) and his lady Ecaterina, Constantine Ypsilantis (ruler of Moldavia 1799–1802 and ruler of Wallachia 1802–06) and his lady Elisabeta.
Hosios Loukas is an historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece. It is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The monastery of Hosios Loukas is situated at a scenic site on the slopes of Mount Helicon. It was founded in the early 10th century by the hermit, Venerable St. Luke, whose relics are kept in the monastery to this day. The hermit (not the Evangelist of the Gospel of Saint Luke, but a hermit who died on 7 February 953) was famous for having predicted the conquest of Crete by Emperor Romanos. The main shrine of the monastery is the tomb of St. Luke, originally situated in the vault, but later placed at the juncture of the two churches.
Hosios Loukas is the largest of three monasteries surviving from the Middle Byzantine period in Greece. The Katholikon contains the best preserved complex of mosaics from the period of the Macedonian Renaissance.
Songzanlin Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city of Zhongdian at elevation 3,380 metres (11,090 ft) in Yunnan province, China. Built in 1679, the monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province and is sometimes referred to as the Little Potala Palace.
The ancient monastery was founded in AD 386 by two Athenian monks, during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I (375 - 395). It's located at an altitude of about 1,200 metres.
Monastery Gradac lies on the elevated plateau above the river Gradačke, at the edge of the forested slopes Golija. . It is 21km northwest of Raska and 12.5 km west of Brvenik and Ibarskog times. The exact year of construction of the monastery is not known. . It is considered that ended in the last quarter of the 13th century. Foundation's Helen of Anjou. It was built in the tradition of the Raska school.
Polovragi Monastery was founded before 1505 in Polovragi commune, Gorj County, Romania. It is a convent for nuns and the dedication day is 15 August, “Assumption of the Virgin”. The monastery is located in a picturesque setting at the feet of the mountain “Piatra Polovragilor”, in the vicinity of the Oltet Gorge.
Bachkovo Monastery
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Courtyard of Bachkovo Monastery
Bachkovo Monastery is located in BulgariaBachkovo Monastery
Location within Bulgaria
Monastery information
Other namesPetritsoni Monastery; Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa
Established1083
People
Founder(s)Gregory Pakourianos
Site
LocationBachkovo, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province
Coordinates41°56′32″N 24°50′58″ECoordinates: 41°56′32″N 24°50′58″E
Public accessyes
The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest[citation needed] and oldest[citation needed] Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith. Thx to Wikipedia ...
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.