Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area

4 Days Self-guided Solo Trip in Winter Mongolia

February 16 to February 19, 2015

Ulaanbaatar City Tour 1st Part; walk to Southern Mountains

Going back to Peace Avenue, from Gandantegechinlen Monastery (free admission) to Sukhbaatar Square where the famous Genghis Khan Monument is erected (open park). The coldest capital city in the world is not in Canada or in Northern Europe but in Mongolia; it's Ulaan-baatar, with an average annual chilly temperature of -1.3°C.

Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. Between 1206 and his death in 1227, the Mongol leader Genghis Khan conquered nearly 12 million square miles of territory—more than any individual in history. Along the way, he cut a ruthless path through Asia and Europe that left untold millions dead, but he also modernized Mongolian culture, embraced religious freedom and helped open contact between East and West. 

Chinggis Square, formally Grand Chinggis Khaan Square, and previously known as Sükhbaatar Square, is the central square of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar. The official name was changed in 2013 in honor of the founding father of the Mongolian nation. A large colonnade monument to Genghis Khan, as well as to Ögedei Khan, and Kublai Khan dominates the square's north side directly in front of the Saaral Ordon (Government Palace). The center of the square features an equestrian statue of Damdin Sükhbaatar, one of the leaders of Mongolia's 1921 revolution. The Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy". It currently has over 150 monks. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Avalokiteśvara.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCkhbaatar_Square

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Genghis Khan Monument at night)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Genghis Khan Monument at night)

 Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Damdin Sukhbaatar)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Genghis Khan Monument by day)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Genghis Khan Monument by day)

 Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Gandan Monastery)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Gandan Monastery)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area (Gandan Monastery)

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area

Ulaanbaatar City Tour last Part; going to Central Area

Crossborder Train Ride from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Beijing, China

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