3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/omro/775296947/sizes/z/ Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: Santus 2/50

4. Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: Andrew Behesnilian 3/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kohrvirab.jpg

5. Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: moreau.henry 4/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:540_Monast%C3%A8re_de_Khor_Virap_vu_de_pr%C3%A8s.JPG

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobwitlox/370023370/sizes/l/ Tigers Nest Monastery, Bhutan – Picture: Bob Witlox 5/50

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi_abrams/1473852516/sizes/o/ Tigers Nest Monastery, Bhutan – Picture: Avi Abrams 6/50

8. The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture: Emmanuel Brunner 7/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xuankongsi.jpg

9. The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture: instructional1.calstatela.edu http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/bevans/Art101/Art101B-10-China/WebPage-Full.00022.html 8/50

10. The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture: Patrrick Streule 9/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hanging_Monastery_2.jpg

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakmc/1524549633/sizes/o/ Monastery of St Martin, Pyrenees, France – Picture: zak mc 10/50

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/14053783@N05/2191284301/sizes/o/ Monastery of St Martin, Pyrenees, France – Picture: an.thonon 11/50

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadicphoto/316400423/sizes/z/ St. Bartholoma, KonigSee, Germany – Picture: NormadicPhoto 12/50

14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13791577@N03/1484544180/sizes/l/ St. Bartholoma, KonigSee, Germany – Picture: Miguel Soares 13/50

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/61481347@N00/129988771/sizes/l/ Hozoviotissa Monastery, Amorgos, Isles of Amorgos, Greece – Picture: relong 14/50

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/carloscoutinho/336732424/sizes/l/ Hozoviotissa Monastery, Amorgos, Isles of Amorgos, Greece – Picture: Carlos Coutinho 15/50

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/publiustx/2510080863/sizes/l/ Hozoviotissa Monastery, Amorgos, Isles of Amorgos, Greece – Picture: Publius TX 16/50

18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi_abrams/1450680614/sizes/l/ Meteora Monastery, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Avi Abrams 17/50

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46159968@N00/871316823/sizes/l/ The Monastery of Varlaám, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: fkypegassus 18/50

20. The Monastery of Varlaám, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Dido3 19/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meteora_Varlaam_IMG_7800.jpg

21. http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi_abrams/1449822859/sizes/o/ Monastery of The Holy Trinity, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Avi Abrams 20/50

22. Monastery Grigoriou, Mount Athos, Greece – Picture: Imke Heyder 21/50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/uempe/3720581325/

23. The Monastery of Roussanou, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: verswe 22/50 http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Greece/Thessaly/Trikala/Meteora/photo1310945.htm

24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26579512@N06/2518738722/sizes/l/ Phodang Monastery, Sikkim, Gangtok, India – Picture: Renish Ladani 23/50

25. http://www.decodedstuff.com/10-breathtaking-monasteries-around-the-world/ Phodang Monastery, Sikkim, Gangtok, India – Picture: Renish Ladani 24/50

26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oum/1361158391/sizes/l/ Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India – Picture: Krisnaendu Sar 25/50

27. Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India – Picture: Matso 26/50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/matso/4597171847/

28. Kye Monastery Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India – Picture: 4ocima 27/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ki_Monastery.jpg

29. Kye Monastery Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India – Picture: Peter Krimbacher 28/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ki-Gompa_Spiti.jpg

30. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mt_Popa1.jpg Popa Tuang Kalat Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: Ralf-Andre Lettau 29/50

31. Popa Luang Kalat Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: exfordy http://www.pocketburgers.com/2009/11/most-beautiful-yet-precariously-placed.html 30/50

32. Popa Luang Kala Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: Hoorobushi http://www.pocketburgers.com/2009/11/most-beautiful-yet-precariously-placed.html 31/50

33. Popa Luang Kalat Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: Ralf-Andre Lettau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mt_Popa.jpg 32/50

34. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/07/news/la-trb-everest-base-camp-20111206 Nepal - Picure: Zozi 33/50

35. http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi_abrams/1472937989/sizes/o/ Sigiriya, Srilanka Picure: Avi Abrams 34/50

36. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21095569@N04/2546502215/sizes/l/ Sigiriya, Srilanka Picure: dhaadha25 35/50

37. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9768184@N03/1187827404/sizes/l/ Sigiriya, Srilanka Picure: Lomby’s Full Circle 36/50

38. http://www.flickr.com/photos/harlekino/2422052772/sizes/l/in/set-72157604596654693/ Montserrat Monastery, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – Picture: Harlekino 37/50

39. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7386100@N05/428211925/sizes/l/ Madonna del Sasso:, Locarno, Switzerland – Picture: kedante 38/50

40. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcaist/1560010007/sizes/l/ Madonna del Sasso:, Locarno, Switzerland – Picture: Patrick Theiner 39/50

41. http://www.flickr.com/photos/200000/169469458/sizes/z/ Mar Mousa Monastery, Damascus, Syria – Picture: Hovic 40/50

42. http://www.flickr.com/photos/syalp/443282099/sizes/z/ Mar Mousa Monastery, Damascus, Syria – Picture: abeedo 41/50

43. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidonformosa/1783031684/sizes/l/ Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery, Taiwan – Picture: David Reid 42/50

44. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidonformosa/1782974654/sizes/l/ Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery, Taiwan – Picture: David Reid 43/50

45. http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertf/88184621/sizes/l/ Yumbulagang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: RobertF 44/50

46. http://www.flickr.com/photos/toucheaven/71038104/sizes/z/ Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: ToucHeaven 45/50

47. http://www.flickr.com/photos/toucheaven/71038103/sizes/z/ Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: ToucHeaven 46/50

48. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb510/2338349043/sizes/o/ Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: Jonathon Brown 47/50

49. http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsays/465723663/sizes/z/ Cave Monasteries of Cappadocia, Turkey - Picture: Sam’s Exotic Travels 48/50

50. Cave Monasteries of Cappadocia, Turkey - Picture: Curios Expeditions 49/50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/3054790366/

51. Sumela Monastery, Turkey - Picture: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen 50/50 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sumela_Showing_Location.JPG