Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaMonday, June 28, 2010
While out and about today in UB, Frank and I happened upon an interesting monastery called the Dashchoilin Khiid. According to what we could find on the Internet, it re-opened in 1990 and apparently served as a circus during some of its years of not being a monastery. The architectural style of the monastery is a sort of yurt style. (Sorry, the main buildings are not pictured here).
Frank and I were particularly intrigued by the giant prayer beads (or Buddhist "rosary" ) that is located in one of the yurt-shaped temple halls.
Also pictured: the monastery's prayer wheels and outbuildings
