Detail of the entrance gate of the Shankh Monastery in Central Mongolia, which is about 25 kilometers South East of Kharakhorum (Karakorum), and is one of Mongolias oldest and most historically significant monasteries originally founded in 1647.

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Detail of the entrance gate of the Shankh Monastery in Central Mongolia, which is about 25 kilometers South East of Kharakhorum (Karakorum), and is one of Mongolias oldest and most historically significant monasteries originally founded in 1647.

Copyright Wolfgang Kaehler


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ASIAN ARCHITECTURE
ASIAN RELIGION
ASIAN RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
BUDDHIST
BUDDHIST RELIGION
BUDDHIST RELIGIONS
CENTRAL MONGOLIA
EASTERN RELIGION
EASTERN RELIGIONS
HISTORIC
HISTORIC AREA
HISTORIC AREAS
MONASTERIES
MONASTERY
PLACE OF WORSHIP
PLACES OF WORSHIP
RELIGION
RELIGIONS
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TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
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Door
prayer scarf
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