Ulaanbator - Sights

Sights

Ulan Bator is a relatively young city and has few historic buildings, Additionally, several temples and monasteries were destroyed during socialism. Mainstream tourist guide books usually recommend the Gandan monastery with the large Janraisig statue, the socialist monument complex at Zaisan with its great view over the city, the Bogd Khan's winter palace, Sukhbaatar square and the nearby Choijin Lama monastery. Additionally, Ulan Bator houses numerous museums, two of the most well-known being the Museum of National History and the Museum of Natural History. Popular destinations for day trips are the Terelj national park, the Manzushir monastery ruins on the southern flank of Bogd Khan Uul, and a large equestrian statue of Genghis Khan erected in 2006. Important shopping districts include the 3rd Microdistrict Boulevard, Peace Avenue around the State Department Store and the Narantuul Black Market area. Ulan Bator has three large cinemas, one modern ski resort, two large indoor stadiums and one large amusement park. Food, entertainment and recreation venues are steadily increasing in variety.

  • A building of the Dambadarjaalin Monastery (1765) in Sukhbaatar District.

  • Ornate inscribed columns (1783) in front of the surviving Dari Ekh Temple (1778) now the Dolma Ling Nunnery .

  • Ger-shaped temple of Dashchoiling Monastery (1778).

  • Only remaining wooden column of the Gungaachoilin Temple (1809) said to have survived burning and sawing in 1938.

  • Tsogchin Dugan Temple (1838).

  • Vajradhara Temple (1841) in the center. Zuu Temple (1869) on left connected by passage built in 1945-1946.

  • Erdem Itgemjit Temple, built in 1893.

  • Winter residence of the Bogd Gegeen, built in 1903. Designed under Tsar Nicholas II.

  • Zanabazar's Fine Arts Museum, built in 1905 by Russian merchant Gudvintsal as a trading shop.

  • Ulan Bator History Museum, built in 1904 by Buryat-Mongol merchant.

  • Side gate and Peace Temple of the Choijin Lama temple complex, built in 1904-1908.

  • West Geser Temple in UB, built in 1919–1920 by Guve Ovogt Zakhar.

  • Residence of Prince Chin Wang Khanddorj (Minister of Foreign Affairs), built in 1913.

  • Holy Trinity Church, built near the old Russian Consulate of 1863.

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