A lion sculpture in front of the Erdene Zuu Khiid monastery, Kharkorin, Mongolia

---

A lion sculpture in front of the Erdene Zuu Khiid monastery built in the 16th century. The monastery is in Kharkhorin, the ancient captial of the Mongolian empire during the reign of Chinggis Khan in the 13th century. Mongolia.

---

Size: 5414px × 3614px
Location: Mongolia
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: buddha, buddhism, chinggis, erdene, karakorum, khan, kharkorin, khiid, lamaism, monastery, mongolia, mongolian, religion, steppe, steppes, temple, zuu