Globetrotter, the outdoors store at Rathaus Steglitz, has set up a traditional Mongolian yurt, or tent. Visitors can learn about Mongolian... It's hard to say what's so amazing about Mongolia- truly a ...
On the steep hills encircling Mongolia's capital, skyscrapers and apartments give way to ramshackle bungalows and tattered yurts, in rickety fenced enclosures with no running water. The "ger" ...
Architect Nandin's art installation Ger in the Wind Photo: Courtesy of Nandin Architect Nandin's Mongolian yurt project in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Photo: Courtesy of Nandin Concept ...
The Mongolian Yurt, called "a vaulted tent" or "felt tent" in ancient times, is a domed pealed tent. The yurt frame is a supportive ring consisting of slim wooden poles about two meters long. The ...
A festival in a frigid park on the edge of the world’s coldest capital in February might not sound like a crowd-puller – but in Mongolia an inaugural celebration of nomadic culture was in fine fettle ...
"In the volume published in connection with the exhibition, the chapters on Mongolian material cultural artefacts in Hungary are divided into four main thematic sections. The four chapters that make ...
IF THE best-known emblem of Mongolia is its mighty 13th-century conqueror, Genghis Khan, the second-best-known is probably the humble nomadic dwelling known as a yurt. Legend has it that Genghis Khan ...
Yurts are built to travel, but this one had come farther than most. A traditional nomadic Mongolian home was erected outside Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, part of a colorful cultural celebration ...
So why does Mr. Eisenberg think you should vote? Because he’s currently living in a yurt in Mongolia, that’s why. It’s a short essay, but it reads like a college application, making it just shy of ...
Recently, I met a couple at a cafe who had just spent the first night at their vacation getaway on a rural mountaintop in Sonoma County. It turned out that though they owned the land, they had neither ...
It's hard to say what's so amazing about Mongolia- truly a toss up between the people and the landscape. The scenery is wide open and breathtaking. It ranges from rolling valleys to the choppy Gobi ...