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  • National Theatre, Ulan Bator reflecting years of Russian influence, architecture, aid and control.
    national-theater-ulan-bator.jpg
  • Variety of styles of architecture in Mongolia, ranging from 'ger' nomadic tent to Soviet-style apartment block, with Tibetan influenced temple in between.
    ger-9.jpg
  • State Department Store of Mongolia.  Still the best place to shop in Ulan Bator, despite its communist-sounding name. Flash western clothes and cosmetics are available - note the billboard. "Ger' dwellings are also for sale here.
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  • Horseman runs his flock of sheep in the steppes outside of Ulan Bator Mongolia. Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. Nomads in Mongolia are usually of the pastoral type following seasonally available wild plants and game, moving with them in ways that avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-2.jpg
  • Horseman runs his flock of sheep in the steppes outside of Ulan Bator Mongolia - Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location.   Nomads in Mongolia are usually of the pastoral type following seasonally available wild plants and game, moving with them in ways that avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-3.jpg
  • Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy". It currently has over 150 monks in residence.  Gandantegchinlen Khiid monastery was closed in 1938, but reopened in 1944 and was allowed to continue as the only functioning Buddhist monastery as a token to traditional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of Marxism in Mongolia in 1990 restrictions on worship were lifted.
    gandan-monastery-1.jpg
  • Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy". It currently has over 150 monks in residence.  Gandantegchinlen Khiid monastery was closed in 1938, but reopened in 1944 and was allowed to continue as the only functioning Buddhist monastery as a token to traditional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of Marxism in Mongolia in 1990 restrictions on worship were lifted.
    gandan-monastery-2.jpg
  • Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy". It currently has over 150 monks in residence.  Gandantegchinlen Khiid monastery was closed in 1938, but reopened in 1944 and was allowed to continue as the only functioning Buddhist monastery as a token to traditional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of Marxism in Mongolia in 1990 restrictions on worship were lifted.
    gandan-monastery-3.jpg
  • Traditional ger or yurts consist of a circular wooden frame carrying a felt cover. The felt is made from the wool of the flocks of sheep that accompany most nomads. The timber to make the external structure is notfound on the treeless steppes so must be bought or traded for in the towns or village.<br />
The frame consists of lattice wall sections, a door frame, roof poles and a crown. Some ger have columns to support the crown. The self supporting wood frame is covered with pieces of felt which is then covered with canvas for waterproofing and windproofing.
    ger-7.jpg
  • Traditional ger or yurts consist of a circular wooden frame carrying a felt cover. The felt is made from the wool of the flocks of sheep that accompany most nomads. The timber to make the external structure is notfound on the treeless steppes so must be bought or traded for in the towns or village.<br />
The frame consists of lattice wall sections, a door frame, roof poles and a crown. Some ger have columns to support the crown. The self supporting wood frame is covered with pieces of felt which is then covered with canvas for waterproofing and windproofing.
    ger-1.jpg
  • Traditional ger or yurts consist of a circular wooden frame carrying a felt cover. The felt is made from the wool of the flocks of sheep that accompany most nomads. The timber to make the external structure is not found on the treeless steppes so must be bought or traded for in the towns or village. The frame consists of lattice wall sections, a door frame, roof poles and a crown. Some ger have columns to support the crown. The frame is covered with pieces of felt which is then covered with canvas for waterproofing and windproofing.
    ger-2.jpg
  • Nomads building a ger, top to bottom taking less than 30 minutes for a new home!  Setting up a ger requires this efficiency as nomads regularly move around the country depending on the season, water availability and whether or not they like their neighbors.
    ger-3.jpg
  • Nomads building a ger, top to bottom taking less than 30 minutes for a new home!  Setting up a ger requires this efficiency as nomads regularly move around the country depending on the season, water availability and whether or not they like their neighbors.
    ger-4.jpg
  • Portrait of a Nomad in his Ger - Nomads move around the steppes of Mongolia depending on the season, water availability and whether or not they like their neighbors, this rugged individual included. Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. Nomads in Mongolia are usually of the pastoral type following seasonally available wild plants and game, moving with them in ways that avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-6.jpg
  • Colorfully painted door of a 'ger' or 'yurt', traditional Mongolian tent-like dwelling.  Ger doors are usually nicely decorated, as little other embellishments make up the usual ger
    ger-6.jpg
  • Nomads building a ger, top to bottom taking less than 30 minutes for a new home!  Setting up a ger requires this efficiency as nomads regularly move around the country depending on water availability, the season if they get along with their neighbors.
    ger-5.jpg
  • Portrait of a Nomad in her Ger - Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 35 million nomads in the world still today. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic but is increasingly rare in industrialized countries. Nomads in Mongolia are usually of the pastoral type following seasonally available wild plants and game - by far the oldest human subsistence method. Pastoralists raise herds, moving with them in patterns that avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-7.jpg
  • Nomads move around the steppes of Mongolia depending on the season, water availability and whether or not they like their neighbors, this rugged individual included. Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location.  Nomads in Mongolia usually follow seasonal  game & wild plants, moving along with them so as to avoid depleting pastures beyond the ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-4.jpg
  • Though Mongolian horsemen and nomads are a rough and tumble lot, this one displays childlike qualities with an infant in his flock of sheep. Nomadic people move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. Nomads in Mongolia are usually of the pastoral type following seasonally available wild plants and game, moving with them in ways that avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover.
    mongolian-nomad-1.jpg