Photographer's Note
The first organised monastic communities go back to the first decades of the 14th century, according to remains of old frescoes in the chapel of Saint Antonios, as well as architectural evidence.
Adding to that, Athanasios the Meteorite (+1380) advises in his will his fellow hermits in Megalo Meteoron to elect their abbot taking into consideration the opinion of the abbot of Saint Nikolaos. This monastery is, in all probability, the Monastery of Saint Nikolaos Anapafsas.
What is more, a small monastery of Saint Nikolaos is mentioned in an official letter of 1392 / 93 which should be identified with the Monastery of Anapafsas.
In the first decade of the 16th century our monastery is completely restored and the church that stands there today was build around that time.
In 1888 there were five monks in the monastery.
In 1909 there was no monk and the monastery was almost ruined.
During the German and Italian occupation (1940-41) it was bombarded as well as many other monuments of this area.
Luckily, in the 1960s' the archaeological service started repairing and restoring the monastery, cleaning the frescoes at the same time and saving this monument in this way.
> More infos at Saint Nicholas Anapafsas Monastery official page
KevRyan, jhm, MarekP, vsinopoulos, yogi32 has marked this note useful
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coco
(30439) 2005-05-22 14:18
Really nice.
I think that the composition in this one is really great (better than in another of your last photos). And the light and colours are, also good.
But for me, the msot important is that, of your last photos, this has been the photo that I most like.
jhm
(211738) 2005-05-22 14:39
Hi Mpampis,
I can see three parts on this picture, the splendid green foreground, the rocks in the middle together with the house above, and a lovely sky, excellent composition.
Greetings,
John.
MarekP
(4750) 2005-05-22 15:52
Great POV, Mpampis. Good colours too -- I like the strong contrast of grey and green. Texture of the rocks is also beautiful. Well done!
Thanks,
Marek
jjbach
(9326) 2005-05-22 17:28
Υπέροχη γωνία λήψης και φοβερή αντίθεση μεταξύ των μαύρων βράχων, του γαλανού ουρανού και του πράσινου στο πρώτο επίπεδο. Μπράβο Μπάμπη, πάρα πολύ όμορφη φωτογραφία!
Φιλικά Γιάννης
KevRyan
(22956) 2005-05-23 3:54
A nice high contrast image - the banding of the colours blue, grey, green is a powerful vehicle for the presentation of the building. An interesting place to see.
best wishes
Kev
vsinopoulos
(263) 2005-05-23 8:33
Εκπληκτική σε καθαρότητα, φανταστικά κορεσμένα χρώματα και πολύ καλή γωνία λήψης. Πολύ καλή δουλειά φίλε Μπάμπη.
PixelTerror
(0) 2005-05-24 5:44
Kalimera Mpampis,
That's a very nice bottom up view to show well the impressive dominating position of this monastery, I like here how the cliff rises above the trees and how the structures are well detached over the sky.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves
Drom
(1205) 2005-07-16 4:34
Bonjour Mpampis,
Superbe photo en contre plongée qui donne une idée de la hauteur de la falaise.Le contraste me plait bien.
Dominique
Photo Information
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Copyright: Mpampis Mantoukas (Xalkida)
(11744)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-05-03
- Categories: Castles, Nature, Architecture, Artwork
- Camera: SONY DSC-P10, Sony 2.8/8-24mm, Memory Stick 256mb
- Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Meteora - Kalampaka
- Theme(s): Greek Churches/Greek Orthodox religion, Greece - The most famous sites, !My own favorites, !Meteora, the Holy Rocks [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-05-22 14:06