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Phuktal Monastery or Phuktal Gompa (often transliterated as Phugtal) is a Buddhist monastery located in the remote Lungnak Valley in south-eastern Zanskar, in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, in Northern India. It is one of the only Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh that can still be reached only by foot. Supplies to the monastery are brought on horses, donkeys, and mules in the warmer months, and in the frozen winters, they are transported through the frozen Zanskar River. A road is expected to be built up to the monastery, however, for now, it is a day's walk from Village Cha or Village Khangsaar, the end of the road leading from Padum.
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2008-07-21 Geghard i nærheten av Jerevan, AM: Huleklosteret Geghard. I dette klosteret ble det som angivelig er Det hellige spyd, det som ble stukket inn i siden på Jesus da han hang på korset oppbevart i lengre tid. I dag er dette viktige relikviet i Echmiadzin, hovedsetet til den armenske kirken.
2008-07-21 Geghard near Yerevan, Armenia: The cave monastery of Geghard. What that is alleged to be the Holy Lance, the one that pierced Jesus’ side at the time of Crucifixion. It has since been moved to Echmiadzin.
Abbeyderg Augustinian Monastery is in a wet low lying pasture, and to the East end of graveyard. Founded shortly before 1199 by Gormghall Ó Cuinn. Dedicated to St Peter, in 1540 it was one of five Monasteries in the Annaly region, that was surrendered to Henry VII. Granted to Shane O'Ferald in 1551 and in 1567 to Thomas Byram.
Named Derge Abbey on an early 17th century map of Moydow barony, where a possible crossing tower or castellated transept chapel is shown rising above the roofline. The Down Survey map of Taghsheenod parish records the lands of Abby Derry as Colledge Land in possession of Sr James Ware. Described in the late 17th century as the ruins of a Priory of the Cannons of St. Augustines order called Derg or Monasterderg.
Remains comprise a nave and chancel church constructed of rubble masonry with cut and dressed alternating quoins. There appears to have been a small square shaped tower at the West end. It is not clear if it is contemporary with the priory or whether it was added in the late medieval period. The East end of the church is best preserved the East gable and East ends of the North walls of the chancel survive to full height, elsewhere the walls are defined by low wall footings. Three single light pointed lancet windows in the East gable and two similar windows in the S wall are the only surviving architectural features. They are made of sandstone and are set in widely splayed round arched embrasures. They date from the 13th century.
The windows and the external faces of the walls were reconstructed and repointed with concrete during the course of a graveyard clean up scheme. To the North of the chancel low walls of a small, rectangular structure, probably a transept, are located at the possible crossing point between the nave and chancel of the church. The cloister is to the South. The East range is subdivided into three small rooms that have been reused as private burial plots. A low semicircular platform immediately to the East of the graveyard may be associated with the priory or it may relate to post medieval field drainage. Outside the North East corner of the graveyard grass covered walls of a possible building.
About Selime Monastery
Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a monastery. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Selime Rock Monastery was carved out the rock by Christian monks in the 13th century. A steep climb is the only way to access it.
The region of Cappadocia (Capadokya) is located in central Turkey, and is the setting for one of the strangest landscapes in the world. The deep valleys and soaring rock formations are volcanic rock formations, slowing eroding away to create the strange "Fairy Chimneys" (so called because locals thought they were so magical and extraordinary that only fairies could have created them). Many of these fairy chimneys have been hollowed out by industrious ancient people, who created homes, chapels, tombs and pigeon houses from the soft, carve-able rock. They also tunneled below, creating underground cities, some 8 stories down.
Drepung Monastery is located at the foot of Mount Gephel about three miles from Lhasa, and is one of the great three university monasteries of Tibet.
Cernica Monastery is located near the town of Pantelimon, in Ilfov County.
It was founded in 1608 by the nobleman Cernica Știrbei.
The monastery sits on the shore of Lake Cernica, offering a picturesque landscape and a serene atmosphere for prayer and reflection.
Cernica Monastery, established in 1608 during the reign of Radu Șerban, was founded by Cernica Știrbei, the great vornic of Michael the Brave, and his wife, Chiajna.
This monastic complex has been a significant center of monastic education.
Within the monastery grounds, three churches and three chapels have been constructed.
The main church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, suffered damage during the 1802 earthquake and was repaired between 1809 and 1815 by Archimandrite Timotei.
A major restoration was undertaken in 1925 following another earthquake in 1838 that caused the collapse of a turret, and a fire in 1923.[2]
The church dedicated to Saint George was originally built in the 18th century by Dan Brașoveanu.
It was completely rebuilt between 1962 and 1964, and further consolidated after the damages from the large Vrancea earthquake of March 1977.
In 1804, Archimandrite George constructed the small, beautiful Church of Saint Lazarus within the monastery's cemetery.
The three chapels of the monastery are "The Dormition of the Mother of God," built in 1790, "Saint John," constructed in 1842, and "The Entrance into the Church."
Between 1900 and 1904, the poet Tudor Arghezi was a monk at Cernica Monastery.
The cemetery of Cernica Monastery is the final resting place of many Romanian personalities, including painter Ion Țuculescu, Metropolitan Nifon, theologian Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, writer Gala Galaction, orientalist Athanase Negoiță, sociologist Ernest Bernea, pianist Johnny Răducanu, singer Zavaidoc, actress Stela Popescu, director Geo Saizescu, translator Stelian Gruia, academician Emilian Popescu, broadcaster Marioara Murărescu, and politician Pan Halippa.
The church is built in Neoclassical with Romanian decorative elements.
The architecture of the monastery features monumental churches with trilobed plans, lateral apses, and prominent domes.
Structures like the Church of Saint Nicholas and the Church of Saint George are built with strong masonry columns that support the vaults of the nave and narthex, highlighting a traditional ecclesiastical architectural style.
The Church of Saint Lazarus, located in the monastery's cemetery, is notable for its rich external decorations.
It exemplifies the traditional monastic architectural style that combines functionality with spiritual aesthetics, characteristic of Orthodox Christian architecture.
The Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod is located about 30 km to the south of Český Krumlov, on the right bank of the Vltava river. The monastery church with its adjacent buildings was constructed step-by-step from the mid 13th century and it was finished in the later half of the 14th century. The oldest part is the one floor sacristy dated about 1270.
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.
The Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod is located about 30 km to the south of Český Krumlov, on the right bank of the Vltava river. The monastery church with its adjacent buildings was constructed step-by-step from the mid 13th century and it was finished in the later half of the 14th century. The oldest part is the one floor sacristy dated about 1270.
The Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod is located about 30 km to the south of Český Krumlov, on the right bank of the Vltava river. The monastery church with its adjacent buildings was constructed step-by-step from the mid 13th century and it was finished in the later half of the 14th century. The oldest part is the one floor sacristy dated about 1270.
The Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod is located about 30 km to the south of Český Krumlov, on the right bank of the Vltava river. The monastery church with its adjacent buildings was constructed step-by-step from the mid 13th century and it was finished in the later half of the 14th century. The oldest part is the one floor sacristy dated about 1270.
The monastery was endowed in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, during the Reconquista. The rectory was added in the late 13th century, endowed by King Dinis I.
Located near Shangri-La, Zhongdian, China this monastery is the largest Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province.
About Selime Monastery
Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a monastery. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Selime Rock Monastery was carved out the rock by Christian monks in the 13th century. A steep climb is the only way to access it.
The region of Cappadocia (Capadokya) is located in central Turkey, and is the setting for one of the strangest landscapes in the world. The deep valleys and soaring rock formations are volcanic rock formations, slowing eroding away to create the strange "Fairy Chimneys" (so called because locals thought they were so magical and extraordinary that only fairies could have created them). Many of these fairy chimneys have been hollowed out by industrious ancient people, who created homes, chapels, tombs and pigeon houses from the soft, carve-able rock. They also tunneled below, creating underground cities, some 8 stories down.