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Studenica Monastery (ŠŠ°Š½Š°ŃŃŠøŃ Š”ŃŃŠ“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŠ°) was founded by Stefan Nemanja in 1190. Behind the fortified walls, there are two churches built of white marble - the Church of the King and the Church of the Virgin.
Church of the King (1314)
This didn't come out how I intended. But the light was very low inside the monastery and I didn't have my tripod with me; I had to rest the camera on the long red desk that didn't allow me much room to compose this image. But I like this because it reminds me of the beautiful environment inside that engaged my senses in many different ways.
Zong Dhog Palri Fo Brang monastery, Kalimpong, India.
The Monastery of Saint Catherine (Spanish: Santa Catalina) is a monastery of nuns of the Domincan Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. The over 20,000-square-meter monastery was built predominantly in the MudƩjar style, and is characterized by its vividly painted walls. There are approximately 20 nuns currently living in the northern corner of the complex; the rest of the monastery is open to the public.
This stunning monastery is sculpted into the cliffside, 2500 feet above the valley. It was first built in the 5th century, and it is a Dominican monastery since 1295. The site is dedicated to Mary Magdalene. We arrived in time for mass so didn't go in, but the bells rang across the valley and down in the forest below as we hiked towards it.
The Monastery is one of the largest mausoleums in Petra. The structure is 150 feet high. There is another picture showing me on top of the center ornament here.
Monastery seen from Fata Morgana, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece. Ink sketch on ivory paper in a small notebook I bought on Santorini..
The Monastery of the Cross (Georgian: įÆįį įį” įįįįį”į¢įį į) is an Orthodox monastery near the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the Israel Museum and the Knesset.
The monastery was built in the 11th century, during the reign of King Bagrat IV by the Georgian Giorgi-Prokhore of Shavsheti. It is believed that the site was originally consecrated in the 4th century under the instruction of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who later gave the site to the Georgian King Mirian III of Iberia after the conversion of his country to Christianity in 327 A.D.
By the 14th century, the monastery had become the center of the Georgian community in Jerusalem. By 1685, however, the monastery had been taken over by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Arankele Monasteryās sylvan environment and ruins of bathing ponds gives the impression it was once a pleasure park. Arankele, on the contrary, was a 6th century cave hermitage up a forested hillside. The densely wooded terrain crowded with huge hardwood trees are interspersed by the openings and clearings created by the on-going process of clearing scattered debris to unearth the ruins and re erecting the fallen ruins.
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California where the World Tipitaka in Roman Script will be presented, the first monastic institution in USA, after the presentation at the University of Washington in Seattle, March 2010.
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Samye Monastery - The First Monastery in Tibet
Samye Monastery was built in 762 when the great Tibetan emperor Trisong Detsen ruled Tibet. With the basic terms of Buddhism ā Buddha, scriptures and monks, it is the first official Buddhist monastery in Tibet. For over 1,200 years of history, it is one of most influential monastery in Tibet. In this monastery, there was a famous debating about Buddhism between the ancient Indian Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism.
The Carthusian Monastery near the top of Mt Equinox (the monastery owns the mountain and the access road)
SAHARNA MONASTERY
The "Holy Trinity" Monastery of Saharna is considered to be one of the biggest centres for religious pilgrimages in Moldova. On the top of the high cliff you can see people entering a pool for baptism and according to a legend, there is a footprint of St. Maria, the Mother of Jesus.
Thanks to my guide Nicolai Chirnev for all the long drive there and the great explanations.
Moldova July 2022 #itravelanddance
Kvatakhevi is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in Shida Kartli, Georgia.
It dates to the 12th-13th century. The building has two portals, one to the south and one to the west. The faƧades are covered with finely hewn white stone squares. Historically, Kvatakhevi was also a literary center where several manuscripts were copied. It also possessed a treasure with many artifacts of medieval Georgian jewelry.
The monastery was significantly damaged during Timur's invasions of Georgia in the 14th century, but was subsequently repaired, more completely under the patronage of Prince Ivane Tarkhan-Mouravi in 1854. A belfry was added in 1872.
Today we paid a visit to a Benedictine Monastery. We were fortunate enough to be given a tour by one of the monks who spoke English.
This a photo of the steps outside the monastery cathedral.
DATE TAKEN:
May 9th, 2009
LOCATION:
Camino de Santiago, Lugo, Spain
This monastery -- Snagov Monastery -- is located about 25 miles north of Bucharest in Ilfov County. (It's close enough that I'm including it as a Bucharest album.)
So what's the deal with Snagov Monastery? Honestly, I don't know. It seems there's no consensus on much of anything here, other than that the monastery exists. Nobody is sure when it was built, exactly, and that may have part to do with the reason it was built...if you choose to believe that, too.
This is (or not?) Vlad Tepes's final resting place. (For sake of argument, I'll say it is, though...who knows?) Vlad's English sobriquet is Vlad the Impaler (Tepes in Romanian), and he was...rather cruel. By the time of his death, he had many enemies, and it seems he was beheaded as his form of demise. This monastery was possibly built Vlad himself (at his orders, that is), or at the request of his grandfather.
Vlad's "tomb" in the middle of the church floor. Well...as he had a lot of enemies, one thought is that his burial spot was hidden. Some say he was -- and still is -- buried here, but deep under the floor, and animal bones were buried above him to throw off anyone who found the location. Well...the place was excavated, animal bones were found, and (I guess?) they didn't dig deeper. Short answer...nobody knows and it serves tourism's interests not to confirm. I'll leave it at that.
As for the aesthetics of the monastery, it's a standard Greek Orthodox church on the inside. That means...lots of paintings covering 100% of the wall. (This small monastery, though, is not a great example of Romanian churches; the churches up in Transylvania at Maramures are all much better representations. The painted monasteries there are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Having said all of that, if you're in Bucharest, this is worth seeing just for the fun of it. Day trips are cheap and easy.
Kykkos | Marathasa Valley | CYPRUS
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Located in the mountainous region of Marathasa Valley, the Monastery of Kykkos is the wealthiest and most lavish on the island, and stands on a mountain peak, at an altitude of 1.318 metres.
Sakya Monastery, Tibet
Located on the road from Old Tingri to Shigatse, Tibet.
About 500 km from Lhasa
Kintsvisi Monastery (Georgian: į§įįį¬įįį”į, Qinc'visi) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Shida Kartli region, eastern Georgia, 10 kilometers from the town Kareli, on a forested slope of a high mountain of the Dzama valley.
The Kintsvisi Monastery complex consists of three churches, of uncertain origin. The central (main) central church dedicated to St Nicholas is thought to date to the early 13th century, in what is generally regarded as a "golden age" of the Georgian monarchy. A very small chapel standing next to it is dedicated to St George, and dates from around the same time.
The oldest church, dedicated to St Mary dates from the 10-11th centuries, but is mostly in ruins.
The site is currently listed by the World Monuments Fund as a field project.
George was a thin, somewhat eccentric personality, who always made people slightly nervous. So he used it to his advantage -- he was one of the few who could get away with these sort of grand posings, which is the basis of this conjectural attribution on my part. You could never imagine the vastness of his view, which impresses you more across the passing time since.
The Monastery of the Cross (Georgian: įÆįį įį” įįįįį”į¢įį į) is an Orthodox monastery near the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the Israel Museum and the Knesset.
The monastery was built in the 11th century, during the reign of King Bagrat IV by the Georgian Giorgi-Prokhore of Shavsheti. It is believed that the site was originally consecrated in the 4th century under the instruction of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who later gave the site to the Georgian King Mirian III of Iberia after the conversion of his country to Christianity in 327 A.D.
By the 14th century, the monastery had become the center of the Georgian community in Jerusalem. By 1685, however, the monastery had been taken over by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.