In 1692, a monastery was built on a cliff 900 metres up.

Описание: Three monasteries cling to cliffs so steep, builders hung to carve them. Taktsang Palphug Monastery in Bhutan sits 900 metres above the Paro Valley. Legend says Guru Rinpoche arrived on a tigress in the 8th century; the temple was built in 1692. San Babilo Hermitage in Aragon, Spain, is wedged into a sheer limestone wall. A single narrow path is the only way up; the hermit who chose this ledge remains a mystery. Ostrog Monastery in Montenegro is carved into a vertical cliff near Danilovgrad. Saint Basil of Ostrog founded it in the 1600s; his relics still draw pilgrims of three faiths.

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Photo/video credits:
Paro Taktsang, Bhutan (edited).jpg — Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons
Ostrog Monastery.jpg — Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons
A mosaic from the Upper Ostrog monastery, Montenegro (before 1930s).jpg — Tamtam90 (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Music: Impact Prelude (ISRC USUAN1100617) — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 3.0