Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha.

The temple is located in the city of Elista (Republic of Kalmykia, Russia).
The founder of Elista is the former Russian serf Stepan Prokopyevich Kiykov, who, on the advice of the Kalmyk Bola, built the first dugout in the Elista-Sale gully in the spring of 1862. By the autumn of 1865, there were 15 households in the village. This year is considered the year of foundation of the city. Elista was widely known for the largest livestock fairs in the Kalmyk steppe.
The khurula building is 63 meters high and contains the second largest nine-meter Buddha statue in Russia and Europe. The largest Buddha statue is also located in Kalmykia in the city of Lagan.

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