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This is the area where the Meteora monasteries are.
The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece.
The nearest town is Kalambaka. The MetƩora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Two Buddhist monks in a Chinese monastery in capitol city Kunming in province Yunnan. Captured with a Leica M6, Summicron 2,0/50mm, Ilford Delta 400, scanned with Nikon Supercoolscan 8000.
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Monastero di Khirbet ed-Deir
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Khirbet ed-Deir ĆØ uno degli esempi piĆ¹ interessanti di monastero bizantino nel deserto di Giuda ed esprime lāabilitĆ dei monaci di creare un loro mondo e trasformare il deserto in una vera e propria cittĆ . La complessitĆ dellāarchitettura, il lusso dei mosaici e di alcune strutture lascia trasparire un sostegno economico molto importante, una committenza se non imperiale, sicuramente nobile.
Inquadramento topografico del sito del monastero di Khirbet ed-Deir
Khirbet ed-Deir si trova nel Nahal āArugot, zona che ĆØ conosciuta in arabo come Wadi el-Ghar. I resti del monastero si estendono al di sopra e intorno ad unāaltura rocciosa che sorge a S del Wadi el-Ghar. La massima altezza che essa raggiunge ĆØ di circa 380m sul livello del mare. A S dellāaltura scorre un piccolo corso dāacqua, le cui piene invernali hanno tagliato la roccia, creando una stretta gola, chiamata in arabo Shiāib ed-Deir ( āla gola del monasteroā), che entra nel Nahal āArugot. Le strutture del monastero si trovano sullāaltura e allāinterno della gola, che contiene anche cave e insenature che furono incorporate nel monastero; nel suo letto ci sono terreni agricoli e sistemi idrici, che includono le cisterne, la piĆ¹ grande delle quali ĆØ conosciuta dai Beduini locali come Bir ed-Deir (āla cisterna del monasteroā). Dal punto di vista geografico, Khirbet ed-Deir si trova nella fascia longitudinale centrale del Deserto di Giuda, area caratterizzata da un clima molto arido; infatti, i corsi dāacqua dellāarea, compreso il Nahal āArugot, sono tutti effimeri e si dirigono ad E, verso il Mar Morto.
Il suolo dellāarea del monastero ĆØ molto arido, per la scarsitĆ delle piogge; tuttavia, in epoca antica, parte del terreno era coltivabile, usato per la produzione di cereali ed ortaggi. Lāarea del monastero ĆØ oggi divisa tra due tribĆ¹ di Beduini, che ancora ne utilizzano alcune strutture, quali le cisterne, mentre lāarea della chiesa ĆØ adibita al pascolo degli animali.
Tanahati (Tanadeh) Monastery was mentioned as early as the 8th century and was one of medieval Armenia's most important religious and cultural centers.
Its main church, Surb Stepanos (St. Stephen), was built between the years 1273 to 1279 under the patronage of the Proshian family. The church has a cruciform interior with annexes in its four corners; those flanking the main altar on the east are two-story. The exterior is rectangular with a slender 12-facet drum and a dome with a tent-roof spire. The Proshian emblem, an eagle clutching a lamb in its talons, is carved on the southern wall of the church.
The single nave 13th century Surb N'shan (Holy Sign) Church adjoining the monument from the north has a highly expressive bas-relief carving on the lintel over its entry, depicting a remarkable hunt scene. In 1970 excavators found a single nave church with two annexes southwest of the Monastery, a number of secular buildings and numerous tombstones, dating back to the 13thā14th centuries. Also found was a gavit (enclosed area) with a square plan, to the west of the church.
Some scholars believe that the Monastery housed Gladzor University (founded in 1282), the most prominent educational institution of its day in Medieval Armenia, where Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Theology, Geometry, Astronomy, Chronology, Miniature Painting and other subjects were taught. Others insist that Gladzor University's location is still unknown (sources make a reference to Aghberts monastery).
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This Tanahati monastery is a delight - lost in the mountains, outside major roads, and with just a few daily visitors. Place of serenity and solitude.
The temple was built of natural stone, brought from Mount Athos, and lit in 1895. A distinctive feature of the monastery are eleven bells, which were cast in the city of Voronezh. All the bells vary in size, the smallest of them weighs five pounds, and the largest - more than a ton. The temple is built in the traditional Byzantine style, with a system of four domes, the largest of which is located in the middle.
Odessa, Ukraine, August 1992
Scaned from Kodachrome slide, taken with Nikon EM
Our Lady of Al-Natour monastery
Is standing on the Cape of Al-Natour, was built by the Crusaders on Byzantine ruins. The monastery is surrounded by large fields of the myrtle (Myrtus Ugni), a nearly extinct plant on the Lebanese coast.
In the last few years, the monastery church and rooms have been renovated, and icons of saints are painted on the church walls.
I found on the internet that this is monastery is 900 years old.
photos taken 26/12/2014
Varlaam Monastery in Meteora, i applied a graduated filter to depict the impressive and snowy Pindos mountain range, in the background.
Meteora are situated in Trikala prefecture, about 500 meters above the city of Kalambaka. They are a cluster of high and impressive rocks with 24 Monasteries built on them.
Meteora are in the UNESCO World heritage list.
The first buildings of Varlaam Monastery were built in 1350 by the monk Varlaam. When he passed away the Monastery remained deserted for about 200 years until 1517/1518 when the monks Theofanis and Nektarios, who were brothers from a rich family of Ioannina, started rebuilding it and they founded the central temple and the tower of the Monastery.
One of the most impressive exhibitions in the Monastery, is the giant 12ton barel, which big as a room, served as a water reservoir, in the first years.
Today the Monastery has only 7 monks.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial desde el monte Abantos.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial from the mount Abantos.
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Mejor en negro/Better on black: Pulsa/Press "L".
Muchas gracias por vuestros comentarios, favoritas y visitas.
Thanks for your visits, comments and faves.
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. Every Spring their gardens feature tulips. They will all be replaced with annuals in a couple weeks, but thousands will view and enjoy them before then. I shot this grouping very low to the ground to hopefully get an interesting, more artistic point of view.
It's quite an arduous walk from the town of Pyrgos to the Monastery of Profitis Ilias, but the views are thoroughly worthwhile all the way uphill and you can see all of Santorini when you get to the top.
Most tourists take coaches up there, but if you have an adventurous soul then it's a better idea to try and locate this delightful little pathway. Bordered by crumbling old dry stone walls and curving bedrock, the diversity of wildflowers that run along the borders area a rare treat to behold.
Sumela monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Panagia, meaning "All Holy" in Greek) at MelĆ” Mountain (Turkish: KaradaÄ, which is a direct translation of the Greek name Ouros MelĆ”, meaning Black Mountain) within the Pontic Mountains (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu DaÄları) range, in the MaƧka district of Trabzon Province in modern Turkey.
Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) facing the Altındere valley, it is a site of great historical and cultural significance, as well as a major tourist attraction within Altındere National Park.
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Transfiguration Monastery / ŠŃŠµŠ¾Š±ŃŠ°Š¶ŠµŠ½ŃŠŗŠø Š¼Š°Š½Š°ŃŃŠøŃ - 7km north from Veliko Tarnovo / ŠŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾ Š¢ŃŃŠ½Š¾Š²Š¾ - Samovodene - ŠŃŠ»Š³Š°ŃŠøŃ / Bulgaria
In the 14th and 15th centuries Tatev Monastery hosted one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science, religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of miniature painting. Scholars of the Tatev University contributed to the preservation of Armenian culture and creed during one of its most turbulent periods in its history.
Rizong Monastery by Irene Becker Ā© All rights reserved
Rizong Monastery or Rizong Gonpa, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Haghartsin is a 13th century monastery located near the town of Dilijan Armenia. We took a few extra days on our 2011 trip to Armenia to visit some of the sights to see in Armenia.
The road up to this place was great. It was all overgrown and along side the road you'd see all kinds of carved stones burried in the bushes.
I thought I had already posted this to flickr! So I've just been dipping into the old archives.
Drepung Monastery (Wylie: 'bras spungs dgon pa), (literally āRice Heapā monastery), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden and Sera.
Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries and is located on the Gambo Utse mountain, five kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa.
Freddie Spencer Chapman reported, after his 1936-37 trip to Tibet, that Drepung was at that time the largest monastery in the world, and housed 7,700 monks, "but sometimes as many as 10,000 monks."
Since the 1950s, Drepung Monastery, along with its peers Ganden and Sera, have lost much of their independence and spiritual credibility in the eyes of Tibetans since they operate under the close watch of the Chinese security services. All three were reestablished in exile in the 1950s in Karnataka state in south India. Drepung and Ganden are in Mundgod and Sera is in Bylakuppe.
Drepung is now divided into what are known as the seven great colleges: Gomang (sGo-mang), Loseling (Blo-gsal gling), Deyang (bDe-dbyangs), Shagkor (Shag-skor), Gyelwa (rGyal-ba) or Tosamling (Thos-bsam gling), Dulwa (āDul-ba), and Ngagpa (sNgags-pa). It can be a somewhat useful analogy to think of Drepung as a university along the lines of Oxford or the Sorbonne in the Middle Ages, the various colleges having different emphases, teaching lineages, or traditional geographical affiliations.
According to local sources, today the population at the monastery in Lhasa is about 300 monks, due to population capping enforced by the Chinese government. However, the institution has continued its tradition in exile with campuses in South India on land in Karnataka given to the Tibetan community in exile by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The monastery in India today houses over 5,000 celibate monks, with around 3,000 at Drepung Loseling and some 2,000 at Drepung Gomang. Hundreds of new monks are admitted each year, many of them refugees from Tibet.
āThe legend has it that many years ago the in-laws from the village of Kolibite had a bride from the neighboring village of Stob. Since at the time the young people used to get married without knowing each other, the bride was veiled according to the tradition.
When the wedding march passed along the south slope of Kulski ridge, mountain winds blew, lifted the red veil of the bride and unveiled her face. She was so beautiful that the best man could not help it but try kissing her. Horrified by the sin that the best man was about to commit, the in-laws turned into stones and remain this way forever ā beautiful and majestic, with their hats.ā (sign at beginning of trail)
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{The Priory Church of St Peter with its monastery (Dunstable Priory) was founded in 1132 by Henry I for Augustinian Canons in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. St Peterās today is a large and impressive building, but this is only the nave of what remains of an originally much larger Augustinian priory church. The monastic buildings consisted of a dormitory for the monks, an infirmary, stables, workshops, bakehouse, brewhouse and buttery. There was also a hostel for pilgrims and travellers, the remains of which is known today as Priory House. Opposite the Priory was one of the royal palaces belonging to Henry I, known as Kingsbury.}
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The monastery was founded by the Assyrian monk Joseph (Yoseb, Amba) Alaverdeli, who came from Antioch and settled in Alaverdi, then a small village and former pagan religious center dedicated to the Moon. At a height of over 55 meters, Alaverdi Cathedral is the second tallest religious building in Georgia, after Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, which was consecrated in 2004.
The monastery dates back to the 6th century, the present day cathedral was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George.
Alaverdi Monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Transfiguration Monastery / ŠŃŠµŠ¾Š±ŃŠ°Š¶ŠµŠ½ŃŠŗŠø Š¼Š°Š½Š°ŃŃŠøŃ - 7km north from Veliko Tarnovo / ŠŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾ Š¢ŃŃŠ½Š¾Š²Š¾ - Samovodene - ŠŃŠ»Š³Š°ŃŠøŃ / Bulgaria
The Monastery is dedicated to āOur Lady of the Golden Pomegranateā.
It was established in 1152 by monk Ignatios who, according to popular belief, found a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary off the shore of Paphos.
(Copied and edited from www.visitcyprus.com)
Derelict monastery building in Digbeth,Birmingham used as a nightclub.....currently closed due to Covid restrictions.
August 2020
āRila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex which played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. A characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18thā19th centuries), the monument symbolizes the awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation.ā (UNESCO)