Mongolian architecture traditionally centers on the ger, known in English as the yurt, a circular structure supported by a collapsible wooden frame and covered in layers of wool felt; in more permanent buildings, trellis walls, roof poles and felt layers were eventually replaced by stone, brick, beams and planks. Mongolian temple builders designed structures with six or twelve angles and pyramidal roofs approximating the ger's round shape, before later designs expanded to a quadratic plan with roofs shaped like pole marquees. Mongolian building history draws on three traditional styles, Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese, which appear alone or combined across different structures, and Indian influence is visible as well, particularly in the design of Buddhist stupas.
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