Meteora$521753$ - перевод на Английский
![Monastery of The Holy Trinity]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora 01.jpg?width=200 "Monastery of The Holy Trinity]]")
![Nikolaos]] and the [[Grand Metereon]] monasteries](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Greece meteora monasteries.JPG?width=200 "Nikolaos]] and the [[Grand Metereon]] monasteries")
![The [[Monastery of Rousanou]] (in order from background to foreground). The [[Holy Spirit Rock]] is on the left side, while [[Dupiani]] Rock can be seen in the center, at the middle of the valley.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ιερά Μονή Ρουσάνου.jpg?width=200 "The [[Monastery of Rousanou]] (in order from background to foreground). The [[Holy Spirit Rock]] is on the left side, while [[Dupiani]] Rock can be seen in the center, at the middle of the valley.")
![Panoramic view at the [[Monastery of Varlaam]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Monastery Varlaam, Meteora, Greece.jpg?width=200 "Panoramic view at the [[Monastery of Varlaam]]")
![Panoramic view at the [[Monastery of Roussanou]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roussanou, Meteora, Greece.jpg?width=200 "Panoramic view at the [[Monastery of Roussanou]]")
![Ypsilotera]], Devil's Tower, and [[Grand Meteoron]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Varlaam and Grand Metereon, Meteora, Greece.jpg?width=200 "Ypsilotera]], Devil's Tower, and [[Grand Meteoron]].")
Википедия
The Meteora (; Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced [meˈteora]) is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six (of an original twenty-four) monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. Between the 13th and 14th centuries, the twenty-four monasteries were established atop the rocks. Meteora is located near the town of Kalabaka at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains.
Meteora was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 because of the outstanding architecture and beauty of the complex, in addition to its religious and artistic significance.
The name means "lofty", "elevated", and is etymologically related to meteor.
