Photo Special: Ruins Of The Ancient Por-Bajin Fortress

The ruins of Por-bajin fortress are located on an island in Lake Tere-Hole, Tuva Republic, Siberia on the Russian border with Mongolia.

It was built with ten metre high walls in 750 A.D. on the order of the head of Uigur Eletmish Bilge-kagan. Inside the outer walls there was a labyrinth of buildings and passageways that resemble the Buddhist or Hindu mandola.

Here’s thirty spectacular images of the ruins taken from the air and on the island itself.

images via por-bajin.ru

Posted on January 18, 2010 | Filed Under Life

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