cliffside monastery
C20199
concept
A cliffside monastery is a secluded religious complex built into or atop steep rock faces, combining spiritual retreat with dramatic, precarious architecture overlooking vast natural landscapes.
Observed surface forms (3)
- Gompa ×4
- cliff monastery ×1
- cliffside temple ×1
Instances (9)
- Monastery of the Temptation
- Diskit Monastery via concept surface "Gompa"
- St George Monastery in Wadi Qelt via concept surface "cliff monastery"
- Hanging Temple of Hengshan via concept surface "cliffside temple"
- Elonas Monastery
- Key Monastery via concept surface "Gompa"
- Holy Theotokos Kipina Monastery
- Phugtal Monastery via concept surface "Gompa"
- Karsha Monastery via concept surface "Gompa"