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Meteora monasteries. Central Greece.
Meteora ( from the Greek word "meteoros;" that means suspended in the air.) A place in Central Greece (Thessaly) famous for the many Byzantine monasteries that are built on top of high rocks. The one in the picture is the Roussanou monastery, built in the middle of 15th century and inhabited by nuns. In the old times communication with the ground was only by means of large baskets lifted up by a primitive wheele machinery operated with hands. Now, one can see a ramp connecting the top with the ground.
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surfair 29/11/2013 22:46
Une région magique et étonnanteLudo
JOKIST 22/11/2013 17:59
Eine sensationelle Darbietung !LG Ingrid und Hans
Agelos Kardamilas 16/11/2013 1:40
Very near!!!Antigone44 16/11/2013 1:23
It seems,that God personally had built here.Kali nichta,Antigoni
spacelilly13 15/11/2013 23:30
I only say i love it! Very kind regards Marias. sabine krause 13/11/2013 9:29
life at the top with quite a surreal twist to it! amazing capture of an absolutely fascinating place! my very first irrational thought, when looking up the rock, was this: "like something out of poe, 'the fall of the house of usher' maybe…" ; ) as i said: completely irrational… ; )) greetings, sabine.johnboy0506 13/11/2013 3:40
Nice shotVera Shulga 12/11/2013 15:23
strongGlenn Capers 12/11/2013 5:44
Have you been in this monastery. .ernesto haddad 12/11/2013 4:12
my dream Alexander ! saludosJanos Gardonyi 12/11/2013 0:52
God Almighty!!!!! janosTassos Kitsakis 11/11/2013 23:04
Great landscape, wonderful panoramic view from there over the Thessalian fields.Adele D. Oliver 11/11/2013 21:37
so impressive this architectural gem on the top of the rocks - one marvels at the thought of how it was built ... excellent your view in black and white showing the reach of the monastery into the heavens - and of that precarious bridge !!!greetings, Adele
Lawson McCulloch 11/11/2013 19:44
A terrific shot of this amazing building. Even with the ramp you would not get me up there for all the tea in china as they say.best wishes,
Lawson
Harold Thompson 11/11/2013 9:43
An interesting how they always built on the top of the rocky area to be secluded:-)) Harold