Elista, Russia
Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume
The Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume is a Gelug Buddhist monastery in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. The temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Russia and Europe, and it contains the third largest Buddha statue in Europe — 9 m, with only the 10 m tall Miró Buddha in Paris and the 12.5 m tall Buddha in Lagan being bigger. It was opened on December 27, 2005, at the site of a former factory.
- City
- Elista
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia