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Ulaanbaatar - a hidden gem 💎
Last year we decided to visit Mongolia during the spring season (to be exact, in May 2023 for 10 days). It was a long journey but it was worth it. Ulaanbaatar met us as a modern city with rich culture, and people, and with a windy weather. We've booked a room in Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel. The view was amazing. The staff was welcoming. We've seen the gargantuan Genghis Khan monument, The Gandantegchinlen Monastery, The Zaisan Monument and the panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar, The Aryapala Temple and so much more. If I'm going to describe every place of our journey there won't be enough space. Before our trip, Mongolia was a mysterious place. It was calling for us. And we didn't regret it any minute.
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The statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia
On the banks of the Tuul River, which is 54 km east of Ulaanbaatar, there is a majestic forty-meter statue of Genghis Khan sitting on a horse - the tallest equestrian statue in the world. There are 36 columns around it, symbolizing 36 khans who headed Mongolia after Genghis Khan.
The statue of Genghis Khan is considered one of the nine wonders of Mongolia and the main symbol of the state. For the entire Mongolian people, this monument is of great importance, because for them Genghis Khan is the person from whom the history of the nation begins.
The monument to Genghis Khan is more than just a statue. It is installed on a round base with a diameter of 30 meters and a height of 10 m. Plus, the equestrian statue itself is hollow and consists of two floors. Inside the complex there are several interesting objects that are definitely worth a visit. The pedestal housed a historical museum dedicated to the Mongol khans; a huge map on which you can trace all the conquests of the great Genghis Khan; art Gallery; conference hall; several restaurants; souvenir shop.
The opening of the monument, which took 250 tons of stainless steel, took place in 2008 after three years of construction. To date, the statue of Genghis Khan is one of the most popular attractions in Mongolia.
The place where the huge steel Genghis Khan rises on the hill has its own history associated with the great warrior. According to legend, it is here that the history of the Mongol Empire as a whole begins. In 1177, the young Temujin, who in the future took the name of Genghis Khan, discovered a golden whip on the top of a hill, which symbolized good luck. For Temujin, this find was a sign that the gods favor him in fulfilling his dream of uniting the Mongols scattered around the nomadic tribes. He fulfilled his plan: in 1206, the Great Mongol Empire was formed by his forces, and a copy of the famous golden whip can still be seen inside the base of the statue.
In addition to the whip in the tourist complex, the visitor is invited to take the elevator to the observation deck located in the head of Genghis Khan's horse. From there, from a thirty-meter height, a stunning view of the mountains and plains, the endless bewitching Mongolian steppes opens up.
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Beautiful night 🥹
First meeting with ⛄️ After 6 years of without seing snowfall #snowfall #ulaanbaatar
Sukhbaatar Square , Gandan , Terelj Mongolia
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Airport transportation in Mongolia
Chinggis Khaan International Airport (CKIA) is about 50km from downtown. There are 3 ways to reach downtown from the airport.
1. You can take public bus for 3 dollar (10000 tugrukh) and pay it directly to bus driver. You can see schedule and route of bus on the aboving photo. Bus station is in front of main gate of the airport.
2. One of the cheapest options for transportation is “Ulaanbaatar Airport Shuttle” bus service. Bus fare is 10 dollar (30000) tugrukh and you can pay it to their counter in the airport next to exchange.
3. Taking taxi is about 30 dollar (105000 tugrukh) but depeds on distance. Taxi tariff is 0.5 dollar (1500 tugrkh) for 1km. There is no taximeter in Mongolia so it is better to measure your distance on Google Map.
Welcome to Mongolia and enjoy your trip!
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1.Pick-up and drop-off services from Genghis Khan International Airport.
Distance 50km
time spent 1 hour 30 minutes
4 seat-car /no luggage, with luggage 2-3/
Price 25$ =85.000₮ Included in price: Driver's salary, gasoline, road toll, parking fee, car service
Only transfer with driver, excluding entrance fees and meals
2.Tour of Ulaanbaatar city.
Distance 35km
Time spent 8 hours
4 seat-car /no luggage, with luggage 2-3/
Price 45$ =150.000₮ Included in price: Driver's salary, gasoline, road toll, parking fee, car service
Only transfer with driver, excluding entrance fees and meals
Please choose your museum(s) from this list for a city tour:
1.Gandantegchinlen Monastery
2.The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
3.Natural History Museum
4.National history Museum
5.Chinggis Khaan National Museum
6.Chinggis khaan square
7.Mongolian Art Gallery
🍔Food /Modern Nomads, Hutong Restaurant, Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar, Asiana Central Restaurant, Choijin Temple Restaurant, Ayanchin Downtown Restaurant,Seoul Restaurant Silkroad Bazaar /
8.Choijin Lama Museum
9.Bogd Khaan Palace Museum
10.Zaisan Monument
3. Genghis Khan Statue One Day Tour Terelj National Park
Distance 140km
Time spent 10 hours
Price 60$= 250.000₮ Included in price: Driver's salary, gasoline, road toll, parking fee, car service, Terelj National Park fee.
Only transfer with driver, excluding entrance fees and meals
Beautiful scene
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Bogd Khan Mountain Trip
The Bogd Khan Mountain is a mountain in Mongolia that overlooks the nation's capital, Ulaanbaatar, from a height of 2,261 metres (7,418 ft) to the south of the city. Beautiful scene of mountain and forests are gives you a wonderful feelings.
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Sukhe-Bator square in Ulaanbaatar
The central square of Ulaanbaatar is named after the revolutionary hero Damdini Sukhe-Bator. From here, in July 1921, the commander-in-chief of the People's Revolution, Sukhe Bator, who occupied Urga with red cavalry militias and Red Army soldiers, addressed the residents of the capital at a rally with the words: “If we, all our people, unite in a single aspiration, in a single will, then there is nothing in the world, whatever we achieve, there will be nothing that we would not know and that we would not be able to. These words are carved on the pedestal of the monument to D. Sukhe-Bator, installed on the square in 1946. His monument stands in the center of the square.
In the center of the square there is a monument to D. Sukhebator. The location of the monument was not chosen by chance. After the entry into the capital on July 8, 1921, the militia troops led by D. Sukhe-Bator, wide festivities were organized on the square. One of the militias, Gava, nicknamed the Bone Head (Yasan tolgoy Gavaa), noticed the place where the mare of Sukhbaatar had urinated, which was traditionally considered a good sign, and buried a special mark in this place.
In 1946, during the laying of asphalt, Kh. Choibalsan, who participated in the work as a simple worker together with Tsedenbal, took out a mark laid in 1921 by Gava and marked this place for a new monument to Sukhe Bator instead of the old obelisk. Now this very first monument of the Mongolian People's Republic has been moved to the square in front of the Ministry of Defense of Mongolia.
In the northern part of Sukhebator Square is the Government House, built in 1948.
The monument depicting a seated Genghis Khan is the center of the national history gallery, which serves as a facade for the Palace of State Ceremonial and Honor, which is part of the parliamentary complex on Sukhbaatar Square. The construction of the complex on the main square of the Mongolian capital - Sukhe Bator Square was carried out from November 28, 2005 to July 2006 by 370 builders who worked around the clock and in three shifts.
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Steam Locomotive Museum in Ulaanbaatar
The open-air display of trains, collectively known as the Mongolian Railway History Museum, is dedicated to the history of the locomotives that once traversed the country.
Railway development has played a significant role in recent Mongolian history, especially in relation to the coal mining industry. Extending south from the Mongolia–Russia border, the Trans-Mongolian Railway reached Ulaanbaatar in 1950, and was expanded to the southern Chinese border some five years later. Prior to that, there were only a few freight trains carrying coal between Mongolian mines and Russian coal plants.
One is outfitted with a golden plate depicting Joseph Stalin, while two others bear red, five-pointed stars, a symbol associated with communist ideology.
The Mongolian railway History Museum museum is located at the intersection of Narnii Road close to the Peace Bridge around 400 meters from the railway museum.
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Choijin Lama Temple Museum in Ulaanbaatar
Temple Museum Choijin Lama is one of the best monuments of Mongolian architecture of the early 20th century, built in the period 1904-1908 in honor of the state oracle Luvsanhaidav. It is located in one of the blocks near the central square of Sukhebator.
The temple was intended for religious rites and services in defense of the Mongolian state. This is a whole complex that has preserved the priceless and unique heritage of the history, culture, religion and architecture of Mongolia.
The monastery complex consists of 5 temples. Here you can see the unique products of 18-19th century masters from the countries of Central Asia, paintings by Zanabazar, a famous religious reformer of the 17th century, as well as costumes and colorful masks for the Tsam dance ceremony, musical instruments, bronze statues of gods in erotic poses and much more.
In 1938 the monastery was closed and probably would have been destroyed, but in 1942 it was decided to create a museum in the temple buildings to demonstrate the 'feudal' ways of the past. The museum, at first called "Anti-Religious", then more calmly - "Museum of the History of Religion".
The Choijin Lama Temple did not suffer the fate of many thousands of other monasteries and temples in Mongolia, which were destroyed during those difficult years of repression in the 1930s. Until 1936, services were held in the temple, and in 1938, during the repression of the clergy in Mongolia, the temple was closed, and probably would have been demolished, but in 1940, by order of the Academic Committee of Mongolia, it was decided to leave the temple as an architectural monument. In 1941, he was taken under the protection of the state, and in 1942 it was decided to use the premises of the temple for an anti-religious museum (later - the "Museum of the History of Religion"). After the democratic transformation of the 90s in the country, this monastery did not become an active temple and will probably remain a museum forever.
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