Grand gates to nowhere... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Ulan Ude, Siberia, Russia. This is the gates of the Monastery here - looking from the inside out. Its a wild cold empty place here, and monks sit in wooden shacks, with holes in the roofs and walls, and live, study, and meditate on life. Think I'd rather be a monk in Nepal or Tibet myself!

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khamoon (162) 2004-01-04 13:08

Very nice subject, I didn't know such architecture could be found in Russia. I posted a workshop to highlight the gate. Hope you like it.

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Dinyar (704) 2004-01-04 19:26

I agree with Khamoon, it does look a lot better with the crop.
I was going to suggest it, infact I even uploaded a workshop, then I saw Khamoon had the same workshop and deleted mine.

o_mishka (58) 2004-02-10 21:09

Fantastic place; successful name for this shot.

Jazator (900) 2004-05-21 20:27

You error! This not "Tyumen". Between these region 5000 km.!
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Photos: Earth >> Asia >> Russia >> East Siberia >> Buriatia

skinalex (416) 2007-01-21 8:44

Hi, Nick!
When I have seen this picture I very strongly was surprised - where it at us in Tyumen such monasteries? Actually here there was a small mistake. Siberia is enough greater - it reaches some thousand kilometers. But if you have in view of Ulan Ude it be exact cannot in Tyumen :)
At least - in very nice photo with our siberian cool moods.