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Taktsang monastery, the Tigers NestLocation: Bhutan

Description: The Taktsang monastery in the mountainous region of Bhutan is one of Buddhisms

holiest - and most stunning - scenic locations !t is "elie#ed to ha#e "een constructed in the $th

century "y a holy man %ho fle% to the site on the "ack of a flaming tigress Taktsang is kno%n asthe Tigers Nest Looking at the comple&, perched upon a sheer cliff nearly ',((( feet a"o#e the

)aro ri#er #alley, the ancient legend may start to "ecome "elie#a"le*

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+umela onastery

Location: the Turkish pro#ince of Tra"onDescription: Dates from the year .$/ Legend has it that a pair of priests 0ourneying east%ard

from 1reece thought the steep cliff o#erlooking the 2ltadena #alley %ould "e a secluded and

holy location to construct their monastery3 %ith 4ain 5ah%a, Lucy 6choaandNora 7asegan

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+8mela onastery,Location: the region of a9ka in Tra"on )ro#ince,

Description: is a 1reek 6rthodo& monastery clinging to the edge of a steep cliff facing the

2ltndere #alley Legend has it that t%o priest "uilt the onastery after they found a miraculousicon of the ;irgin ary in a ca#e on the mountain !t %as "uilt in .$/ 2Don de la

Torreand Tom Tre#o

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ount )opa, andalay - yanmar

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Mount Popa, Mandalay Myanmar

Tampa Covenant Church

Location: Tampa, Florida

Architects: Alfonso Architects

Description: the architects used the Fibonacci seuence to !enerate the proportions"

The Tampa Covenant Church features a ne#ly built sanctuary, #hich is connected to

t#o e$istin! buildin!s that have been renovated"

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%hei&h 'ayed Mosue:(

The )rand Mosue is the ei!hth lar!est mosue in the #orld #ith a capacity to

accomodate *+,+++ #orshipers" The desi!n of this iconic buildin! is best described

as a fusion of Mu!hal, Moorish, Arab and islamic architecture" t has in total -.domes and its /.,+++ sm courtyard is lavishly covered usin! the 0nest marble" The

mosue is home to the lar!est carpet in the #orld, desi!ned by the ranian artist Ali

1halii ( measurin! over 2,+++ sm, made by /,3++ #eavers and #ei!hin! *. tons"

To!ether #ith the lar!est chandelier !uardin! the ceilin! of its main atrium, the

mosue has bro&en the #orld records previously held by the %ultan 4aboos Mosue

in 5man"

About the li!htin!:(

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+heikh 5ayed os?ue:-

The 1rand os?ue is the eighth largest mos?ue in the %orld %ith a capacity to accomodate

@(,((( %orshipers The design of this iconic "uilding is "est descri"ed as a fusion of ughal,

oorish, 2ra" and islamic architecture !t has in total A domes and its C,((( s?m courtyard isla#ishly co#ered using the finest mar"le The mos?ue is home to the largest carpet in the %orld,

designed "y the !ranian artist 2li hali?i - measuring o#er /,((( s?m, made "y C,'(( %ea#ers

and %eighing @ tons Together %ith the largest chandelier guarding the ceiling of its mainatrium, the mos?ue has "roken the %orld records pre#iously held "y the +ultan Ea"oos os?ue

in 6man

2"out the lighting:-

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Fithin the interior, all light appears %o#en into the fa"ric of the "uilding %ith e?uipment hidden

from #ie% ost striking of all is the e&terior lighting %hich e""s and flo%s according to thelunar-"ased !slamic calendar