High Altitude Monasteries

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I think these are some of the most beautiful monasteries. Hidden in the mountains, so close to the sky, they are quiet shelters far far away from secular society. No matter the religion, these isolated wonders remain an expression of pure faith and peace beyond time and space. Some of them are still inhabited, others, forgotten will become dust with time.  

St George Monastery, Wadi Qilt, Israel :

 

 

 

Xuan Kong Temple, near Datong, China :

 

 

Anapafsa Monastery, Meteora, Greece: 

 

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Djurdjevi Stupovi Monastery, Greece: 

 

Petra Monastery, Jordan: 

 

 

Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland (source): 

 

 

Popa Mountain Monastery, Myanmar (source): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glojene Monastery, Bulgaria: 

 

Le Mont Saint Michel, France: 

  

 

Sources: PureInsight,Christian Monuments, MidSouthPeace.com, Images From Bulgaria  

Photo courtesy: Tom Dempsey, Vesko Valev, Roman Klementschitz 

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15 Responses to “High Altitude Monasteries”

  1. meneame.net, on March 3rd, 2007 at 6:22 am Said:

    Monasterios a alturas elevadas…

    Galería de imágenes de monasterios a una altura del suelo poco corriente. Escondidos en las montañas, parecen aislados del mundo….

  2. mz, on March 3rd, 2007 at 10:18 pm Said:

    have you ever heard of ‘San Juan de Gaztelugatxe’? is one of the most beautiful monasteries ever build on Spain.
    The only way to go to this monastery are 229 steps across the sea.

    have a look
    monastery: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen:Connected.jpg
    wikipedia:
    http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_de_Gaztelugatxe

  3. meneame.net, on March 4th, 2007 at 3:22 am Said:

    It would be nice to list their names.

  4. Alexandra, on March 4th, 2007 at 4:51 am Said:

    if I knew them I would… I’ll try to find out their names ;)

  5. High Altitude Monasteries : Weird Daily, on March 5th, 2007 at 8:32 am Said:

    […] Some of them are still inhabited, others, forgotten will become dust with time. [link] […]

  6. Our Strange World - Your Portal to the Unknown » High Altitude Monasteries, on March 5th, 2007 at 8:36 am Said:

    […] No matter the religion, these isolated wonders remain an expression of pure faith and peace beyond time and space. Some of them are still inhabited, others, forgotten will become dust with time. [link]   […]

  7. Hughie F, on March 5th, 2007 at 10:11 am Said:

    Alexandra, thank you so much for posting these fantastical pictures. My fantasies of living in some of the places are running wild. Exquisite! Beautiful and breath taking!

  8. Rezando en lo alto… « iJuan, on March 6th, 2007 at 9:08 am Said:

    […] En el blog Weirdomatic aparecen fotos de monasterios en lo alto de montañas. Sería maravilloso visitarlos y conocerlos, pero tendréis (tendremos) que conformarnos con verlos. […]

  9. Valerie Lekkas, on March 13th, 2007 at 8:19 am Said:

    I just happened upon your site. These monestary pictures - wow! Just gorgeous and awe inspiring.

    Beautiful and interesting blog! Good luck.

  10. Michael1965, on March 23rd, 2007 at 1:04 pm Said:

    Names or not a very nice grouping of fine photos of Sanctuaries…..

  11. L, on April 4th, 2007 at 6:29 pm Said:

    do you have labels/more info about where/the names of these places? would love to know

  12. Alexandra, on April 4th, 2007 at 10:49 pm Said:

    I have added the names for some of them… the ones I could find…

  13. GreenWeirdomatic, on April 8th, 2007 at 11:13 am Said:

    […] […]

  14. DocZayus, on April 12th, 2007 at 7:30 pm Said:

    What about groceries?

  15. Alexandra, on April 12th, 2007 at 9:39 pm Said:

    …at the grocery store?!?!

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