mongolia ulaanbaatar buddhist monastery gandan darkhan

50 75 ago as bator beautiful big brightly buddha buddhist buildings capital center city courtyard darkhan entrance extraordinarily figures founded gandan gate gods guardians its largest main many metallurgical monastery mongolia mongolian multicolored onestory painted pigeons plant population quarters roofs seem south stands statue stone stretch stupa temple terrible there third thousand tiles together traditionally turned ulaanbaatar ulan walls years yurt