Photographer's Note
The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas, built in the 16th century AD, is one of the smallest in Meteora*. It was decorated by the Cretan painter Theophanis Strelitzas, in 1527.
Photo processed in Photoshop.
*The Metéora (Greek: "Μετέωρα", lit. "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically related to "Meteorite") is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece.
Studies suggest that the pinnacles were formed about 60 million years ago during the Paleogene Period.
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Theologos Tats (thiv56)
(1587) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-03-02
- Categories: Castles, Nature, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D7000, Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6D DL Macro Super
- Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-03-09 0:35









