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Erdene Zuu Monastery

1585 CE

Oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, built on the ruins of…

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Buddhist monastery in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai, Mongolia

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Erdene Zuu Monastery

1585 CE – still standing

Oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, built on the ruins of Karakorum

Standing in 1585 CE

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