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St. Simon's Monastery, with a long history, was built in the desert.
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The Coptic Church was built in the 6th century for the Nubian saint Amba Batrayo. In order to prevent ordinary people from entering, it was built in the middle of the desert and surrounded by high walls. It is a typical Coptic monastery. It can accommodate more than 300 monks. But it was attacked by the Arabs in 1321 and is now in ruins. However, its architectural style features have been preserved so far, so you can imagine the life of practitioners.
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St. Simon's Monastery, with a long history, was built in the desert.
这是很大很漂亮的一个修道院,当然现在已经荒废了,不过依稀可以从漂亮的壁画和精美的建筑中看到往日的风采
这座修道院为了不让一般人进入,建在沙漠正中,规模很大,后来遭阿拉伯人的破坏,现在己经成废墟了
是一座从6 世纪保存至今的修道院,站在山顶远眺远方的沙漠,被这雄伟的自然景观所震撼!
St. Simon's Abbey belongs to a very independent space, the interior of the abbey is typical, there are many exquisite buildings, the monastery's large windows are very good.