The monasteries are unique in the world

Not only giving visitors a deep impression of the unique design, the monasteries of many different monasteries in the world also bring amazing surprises.

Discover the most unique monasteries in the world

1. Monastery of " Tiger Cages " (Bhutan)

Taktshang is the most famous monastery in Bhutan because of the peril that visitors feel when they come here. The whole monastery is craggy on a cliff 3.120 m high, just above the mouth of Paro valley (700 from the bottom of the valley).

The name Taktshang means " tiger cage ". According to legend, Saint Padmasambhava flew to the top of a tiger's back. This monastery has 7 temples, all open to welcome visitors. What most visitors enjoy when visiting this monastery is that they are given the opportunity to show their ability to climb and health.

2. Monastery Madonna del Sasso (Switzerland)

The Madonna del Sasso church was built with Capuchin monastery located on the hill of Locarno, Switzerland. The beautiful old town Madonna del Sasso is surrounded by a large lake, full of sunshine all year round.

The monastery was built to worship the Virgin Mary . A special feature of this monastery is the art museum that collects many of the world's rare artworks.

3. Yumbulagang Monastery (Tibet)

Yumbulagang (also known as the 'maternal palace') was the first palace to be built in Tibet, and so far, the palace has been more than 2,000 years old. Destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt in the early 1980s, this palace possessed walls decorated with beautiful beautiful frescoes. Butterfly flying features clearly reflect Tibet's long history.

According to the ancients, this palace was erected exclusively for Nyatri Tsanpo , the first emperor of Tibet, in the 2nd century BC. Later, this place became the summer palace of Prince Gampo and Princess Wencheng. The fifth Dalai Lama turned this palace into an Old-Yellow Hat Sect monastery.

4. Gregoriou Monastery (Greece)

Gregoriou Monastery was built on an unfavorable location for traffic but has a beautiful view. Located on the northwest face of Mount Athos , Gregoriou erected to worship St. Nicholas. Completed in the 14th century, this monastery consists of 20 large and small monasteries, and is considered one of the most organized and strict monasteries.

There are 70 monks here, each playing a different role in the monastery. The largest asset of this institute is the library with many rich titles, including 297 handwritten books, 4,500 printed books and 804 handwritten Bible books, theological books, religious books (including 1 handwritten Bible version from the 13th century).

5. Monastery of Metéora (Greece)

Metéora Monastery (Greek means "surrounded by stone" or " heaven above ") is one of the largest and most important monasteries in Greece, just after Mount Athos.

This monastery complex is built on natural stone pillars, located on the northwest edge of Thessaly area near Peneios river and Pindus mountain, right in the center of Greece. Metéora consists of 6 small monasteries and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage List.

6. Gradac Monastery (Serbia)

In remembrance of Queen Helen , the wife of the first king of Serbia, the people of this country built a small monastery 20 km from the town of Rašia in the 13th century. This monastery is designed with native style. combined with Gothic art school.

7. Ngaphechaung Monastery (Myanmar)

Ngaphechaung Monastery is in the middle of Inle Lake, on the way to the Phaung Daw Oo temple in Myanmar. This is a very charming monastery, built from rare teak wood in the late 1850s and is the oldest monastery in this area.

Only 25 minutes canoeing on the lake, tourists have come to the monastery with this ancient architecture. A special feature of the monastery is that the monks here raised a lot of cats and allowed them to play freely with tourists.

8. Monastery of Montserrat (Spain)

Monastery of Santa María de Montserrat is located on the mountain Montserrat in Catalonia. It is famous for the statue of Montserrat (Virgin Mary and Jesus su) associated with many mysterious stories.

Legend has it that before the construction of the monastery, the monks of Benedict could not move the statue to make a place to build a monastery, but instead they were forced to build a monastery around the statue. The statue is placed solemnly in the backyard of the main chapel. People also put a golden altar around the statue.