Monastery Magnets

The road is long, but it will be worth it

Beautiful monastery on the Greek Island of Hvar

Monastery tucked away amongst the hills outside Terelj, Mongolia.

This Tibetan monastery In the grassland valleys of Gansu province, China, belongs to the so-called Black Hats, an order within Lamaism which has integrated many elements of the pre-buddhist religion of Bon. The monastery dates back many hundred years and is a magnificent sight in the vast mountainous region beyond the town of Xiahe. Nikon D5200; lens: Nikkor 17-55mm AF S

Batalha Monastery, Batalha, Portugal Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória, more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican monastery in the Portuguese town of Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. It amazes the onlooker with its profusion of gables, spires, pinnacles and buttresses. It has become a symbol of national pride. !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/2374785-2-batalha-monastery-batalha-portugal.jpg!

Чуфлинский монастырь (Монастырь Святого Феодора Тирона, монастырь Чуфля рум. Mănăstirea Ciuflea)

High angle view from altitude to the Saharna Monastery, Moldova. Idyllic place with the church in the middle of woods on the gorge valley

Beautiful outdoors view to Hancu Monastery, a traditional Christian Orthodox church located in the middle of the woods, Republic of Moldova. Eastern Europe basilica traditional architecture style

Part of the monastery at the Big Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Abbey of Transfiguration Monastery, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines

Spain. Santiago de Compostela. Monastery of San Martín Pinario. Canon Rebel EOS T1i Canon EF-S 18-200

Part of my series of Sunset Shores-flavored edits. I'm so ridiculously excited for Three Houses you guys

Cashel Monastery, located in Ireland, on a foggy morning.

Curchi Monastery and beautiful outdoor garden view. The green park around the famous landmark in Orhei, Moldova. Christian Orthodox style church traditional for eastern Europe culture and religion

Beautiful painted walls and ceiling inside the Capriana Monastery. Golden chandelier suspending with glowing lights. Different icons of saints as traditional for Christian Orthodox churches.

Curchi Monastery outdoor view of the famous landmark in Orhei, Moldova. Christian Orthodox style church tradional for eastern Europe culture. Beautiful garden with trees around the basilica

Gothic. Batalha Monastery. Portugal. *UNESCO World Heritage Site* Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória, more commonly known as the Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican monastery in the Portuguese town of Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. It amazes the onlooker with its profusion of gables, spires, pinnacles and buttresses. It has become a symbol of national pride. The monastery was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King D. João I. The battle put an end to the 1383-1385 crisis. The monastery took two cent...

stone head on the side of a local church.

Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung (Golden Place) Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar This monastery was originally part of the Amarapura palace complex and was moved to Mandalay to become the apartment of King Mindon. When King Mindon died in 1878, his son, King Thibaw, had it dismantled and using mainly these materials, he built the present monastery. Upon its completion on 18 November 1883, he dedicated it to the Buddhist order. The whole building was once heavily gilt and adorned with glass mosaics and exquisite wood carvings. The building has since deteriorated greatly, but the teak wood carvings such as those depicted here (and which adorn the building exterior) remain. 8E1609.6551 Nikon D800E | Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII @ 200mm f/11 1/60s ISO150 | ...

This is all that remains of the old monastery that would at one time have dominated the area that is now the town centre of Bishop's Stortford. HDR created from one RAW file processed as three DNG files in Photomatix, adjustments in CS6 with some help from Topaz Filters. Nikon D7100 with Nikkor 18-55 zoom.

The medieval, byzantine "castletown" of Mystras, close to Sparta (or "Sparti") town, Lakonia, Peloponnese, Greece. Here you can see the church of the abandoned Perivleptos monastery. In its interior you can see some impressive frescoes. In 1261, the Latins ceded Mystras and other forts in the southeastern Peloponnese as ransom for Villehardouin, who had been captured in Pelagonia, and Michael VIII Palaeologus made the city the seat of the new Despotate of the Morea. It remained the capital of the despotate, ruled by relatives of the Byzantine emperor, although the Venetians still controlled the coast and the islands. Mystras and the rest of Morea became relatively prosperous after 1261, compared to the rest of the empire. Under the despo...

One of the many monasteries in Meteora

Sumela Monastery is one of the most impressive sights in the whole Black Sea region ("Karadeniz" in turkish, also known as "Pontus) region, and a great pilgrimage for all Pontic-Greeks. Nowadays is a museum. Located in the heart of the national park of Altindere valley, close to Macka town, Trabzon province, Turkey. Sumela Monastery (called by the locals "Meryemana") was for centuries, since the byzantine years and until 1922, when the exchange of populations, between Greece and Turkey took place, the most important Greek-Orthodox monastery in the whole Black Sea region. Nowadays it's a museum.

Georgia. Monastery and lavender field

Roussanou Monastery (Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece) is also know as Agias Varvaras Monastery. It was established (probably) around 1388 by the monks Necodemus and Benedict. Today functions as a nunnery. Open to visitors daily, except Wednesday, from 09:00-14:00 (winter) and 09:00-18:00 (summer).

Labrang Monastery in the Chinese province of Gansu houses about 2000 monks and has six colleges, each a different building with wonderful old doors decorated with colorful silk cloths.

Phorography of monastery ruins through a vintage filter.

Beautiful Abbey Senanque in the early morning sun. The Abbey is located just outside of Gordes in Provence, France. The Abbey was founded in 1148 under the patronage of Alfant, bishop of Cavaillon, and Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona, Count of Provence, by Cistercian monks who came from Mazan Abbey in the Ardèche. Temporary huts housed the first community of impoverished monks. By 1152 the community already had so many members that Sénanque was able to found Chambons Abbey, in the diocese of Viviers. A refectory was added in the 17th century, when some minimal rebuilding of existing walls was undertaken, but the abbey is a remarkably untouched survival, of rare beauty and severity.

Georgia. Monastery in the mountains

Tibetan Monastery painting by Nicholas Roerich

Two monks heading towards the main temple of Labrang monastery for the daily assembly. Labrang monastery (Gansu Province, China) houses approx. 1800 monks; walking around its vast and fascinating complex of temples, retreats and living quarters one encounters monks at every corner.

Part of my series of Sunset Shores-flavored edits. I'm so ridiculously excited for Three Houses

Petra is an incredible city carved into the red sandstone mountains of Jordan in the Middle East. The ancient monastery has served as a Nabataen Tomb and a Byzantine Church. In this image, a donkey, adorned with colorful blankets, stands overlooking the amazing architectural structure. This design makes a great, travel souvenir!

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