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Monastery is an Orthodox Christian monastery for women of the Church of Romania. It is the largest & also the last built of the painted monasteries of Bucovina. It was built in 1581 by the Bishop of Rădăuţi, Gheorghe Movila. Frescoes are the work of 2 master painters, Ioan and his brother Sofronie from Suceava.
Our monastery tour guide informed us that a couple cats were brought to the monastery in the last few years to eradicate the vermin problem. The cats proceeded to breed vigorously, and now the monastery is home to many cats.
Founded by David the Builder in 1106, Gelati Monastery was once the intellectual and academic centre of Georgia.
Imereti, Republic of Georgia.
The Monastery of the Cross (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) 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
Komic monastery, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
As it was cloudy, I tried a few black & white shots, just for fun. This is one of them.
When the kids went to a local monastery, and were given blankets and towels by the monks, every single towel was an English Premier League one. But only three teams were represented: Arsenal (as you can see here), Liverpool, and Manchester United. Strangely, Chelsea, the other of the big four Premier League teams, was not to be seen (in fact, I've not seen a single Chelsea shirt in Nepal, but I've seen Man U, Arsensal, and Liverpool. Shit, I've even seen Fulham and Blackburn shirts here, but no Chelsea!) It seems even the Nepalese are smart enough to realise that only wankers support Chelsea.
Das Monastery Mount G - eines der bekanntesten Lost Places in Belgien! Ein schönes Kloster mit einer riesigen Kathedrale - einfach wunderschön!
Mehr Infos: www.lost-place.org/objekte/monastery-mont-g-das-verlassen...
Monastery was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt. It gave its name to the nearby town of Sinaia.
Komic Monastery, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Isn't such a view an inspiring one? Though it doesn't look this good, I kept the solar panel on the left side on the picture to show how popular this energy generation solution is up there in the mountains. So are as well low tension bulbs all over the country. I was glad to see that some local governments like that of Himachal Pradesh were advocating for the end of plastic bags in their state. That's a small but significant step towars a healthier cleaner India... Best seen in big size
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Gelati Monastery, built between the 12th and 17th centuries, it was an important religious, cultural and educational center of Georgia. Imereti Region, Georgia.
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