Gandan Monastery Ulan Bator

Ulaanbaatar altitude 1310 m. Temperatures in July are in the low 30'sC max 35C. Nights are usually warm while others are cool enough to need a light blanket.

Most days have clear blue skies with billowy white clouds but also some days are unseasonably cloudy and rainy.

City drainage is poor and even small showers cause large …

... you find sleek symbols of the seat of power. Big statues, pillars and lots of marble. After visiting the square we go to the Gandan monastery where we see the Buddha statue and the many temples. Here I see a land-rover with autoweek logos and a dutch ...

... were still covered with dignity and respect for the period.  I think they're richer for it. We visited the Gandan Monastery (short for Gandantegchinlen) and saw its treasure, a 26.5 meter tall re-constructed gilded statue of Buddha.  This ...

... able to read the menu!) Its quite a good game, I got something like shepards pie. We went with Sergio to another monastery; the Gandan monastery. It was closed by the soviets and is now a museum. Still very beautiful and a few monks still work there. ...

... been a good experience). We didn’t see too much of the capital city although we did still manage a walking tour to the Gandan monastery and went for food next to the city square…we spent most of the afternoon in bed recovering! Thurs 8th ...

... architecture than with imagery that I didn't understand. There was a small festival in full swing at the Gandantegchinlen Khiid (aka "Gandan") monastery. At a dozen or more tables set up in the street in front of the monastery, folks were selling local ...

... old. We didn't see the school. Perhaps the school buildings were the ones in the back of the complex.   3) Gandan Monastery is a hill top Tibetan-style monastery established in 1835, closed in 1938, reopened as a fake monastery by ...

... some financial contribution to these monks, who probably were surviving mostly on these monetary gifts. The main attraction of Gandan Monastery was the observation of not only the lives of these peaceful monks, but also the largest standing Buddha ...

... cute! Back to UB and another afternoon of exploring, this time in the snow, beautiful but cooolllldd! Visited the now working Gandan monastery, after years of Soviet rule, the monks were not allowed to practice and nearly 14,000 died for their beliefs. ...

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ Today I went to visit the Gandan Monastery, just near the guesthouse. Unlike other monasteries which were destroyed during the sovietic era, this one remained open and served a vitrin to foreigners. ...

... other than concrete rectangles are springing up everywhere. There were plenty of entertainers and food hawkers around the square which made for a nice atmosphere. A hitched lift with a family up to the Buddhist Gandan monastery rounded off our day. ...