Metearo, Greece (the land suspended in air)


	Metearo, Greece (the land suspended in air)
axelsenzon
7-11-2007 3:06 PM
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7-12-2007 5:38 AM
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Truly amazing
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/cf72fa84-cb7c-4b84-b869-f977525764d7/C3685B2C-C306-4811-B9D7-3E8CE3965740/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html" href="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.photoseek.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.photoseek.com/img/588DD3CD-3F05-4FC7-B673-2C4216C77975" alt="Meteora, Greece: Varlaam Monastery" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.photoseek.com/img/00480B50-8B47-4182-B32B-A7E42BB56086" alt="Eroded peaks of conglomerate rock tower above the village of Kastraki, Meteora." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html"><H1>Meteora, Greece   <FONT size="-0">(Page 4/4)</FONT></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/Meteora.html"><P>The Greek word <I>Meteora</I> means "suspended in the air", and our
words <I>meteorite</I> and
<I>meteorology</I> come from the same root.
The conglomerate<I> </I>rock at Meteora, Greece, has eroded into
fantastic
peaks upon which medieval monks built monasteries, several of which are
still active. The isolated monasteries of Meteora helped keep alive
Greek
Orthodox religious traditions and Hellenic culture during the turbulent
Middle Ages and <A href="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/../Turkhist.html#OttomanEmpire">Ottoman Turk</A>
occupation of Greece (1453-1829). In 1988, UNESCO declared Meteora to
be
a World Heritage Site.
<IMG width="325" vspace="15" hspace="15" height="497" border="1" align="left" alt="Meteora, Greece: Varlaam Monastery, founded 1517 AD" src="http://www.photoseek.com/greece/01GRE-43-36-VarlaamMonasteryMeteora.jpg" />
<I>Left: Varlaam Monastery, founded on this pinnacle in 1517 AD.</I>
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