Hemis Monastery (Hemis Gompa, Hemis Gompa) , one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh, the main monastery of the Drukpa Kagyu school in Ladakh . The monastery was founded in the 11th century, but acquired its modern look at the end of the 17th century. Although, after that the monastery was repeatedly rebuilt. You can look at the painting “Hemis Monastery. Ladakh ”by our great artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin , who visited the monastery in 1875 and on modern photos to see the difference in layout.
