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Copyright: Quino Filipino (Quino1)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 1991 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-09-15 15:14 |
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| Points: 6 |
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Meteora - Greece
Monastery of Aghios Stephanos
Meteora
A rare geological phenomenon, a quirk of nature as it were, created these looming rocks which thrust skywards from the plain of Thessaly, as if striving to come closer to God. These peculiarly impressive natural sculptures are known as Meteora because they do indeed seem to hang or hover (meteoro in Greek) above the plain. Their summits, totally isolated from the rest of the world, were a refuge for many hermits from as early as the 11th century. Three hundred years later the first monasteries were founded. Most of the monasteries were built or renovated in the 16th century. Nowadays six are in use. In olden days one reached the inaccessible peaks in a basket drawn up by the monks operating a windlass. Today a good road leads from Kalambaka to the monasteries with their wonderful wall paintings, ecclesiastical treasures, rich libraries with precious manuscripts, exquisite icons.
Monastery of Aghios Stephanos
The only monastery at Meteora, with an unimpeded view over the plain towards Kalambaka. It is not known when the old church was founded, but the present katholikon, dedicated to Aghios Haralambos, was built in 1798. The saint’s skull, a gift to the nunnery from Prince Vladislav of Wallachia, is kept here. The church of Aghios Stephanos is an aisleless, timber-roofed basilica, adorned with wall-paintings executed in 1545 by the priest loannis from Stagoi. The convent houses precious ecclesiastical treasures.
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Meteora
Un fenómeno geológico raro, un capricho de la naturaleza, que ha creado estas rocas que se levantan hacia el cielo desde el llano de Thessaly, como si trataran de llegar hasta dios. Estas impresionantes esculturas naturales se conocen como Meteora porque parecen colgar o asomar (meteoro en griego) sobre el llano. Sus cumbres, aisladas totalmente del resto del mundo, eran un refugio para muchos ermitaños desde el siglo XI. Trescientos años más tarde se fundaron los primeros monasterios. La mayor parte de los monasterios fueron construidos o renovados en el siglo XVI. Seis de ellos estan hoy en día en funcionamiento. Un buen camino conduce hoy de Kalambaka a los monasterios con sus frescos maravillosos, tesoros eclesiásticos, bibliotecas ricas en manuscritos, e iconos exquisitos. |
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Hola Quino,
Vaya profundidad! La POV muestra bien la altura de esas "montañas" emergidas en la llanura. No me puedo imaginar como se pudo construir tal monumento en tal lugar! Un verdadero desafio! Gracias por tu nota muy completa.
Saludos,
Delphine
- erdna
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(4929) - [2006-09-15 15:55]
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A good photo to document this historic structure and an interesting accompanying write-up. I like the way you give importance to the rocks supporting the structure.
Andre'
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- fou
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(320) - [2006-09-15 16:59]
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Wow!
This place must be VERY impressive!
Well captured.
The fact that we see a lot of the cliff gives us a good feeling of the height at witch the building sits.
TFS,
François
