Mongolia

Mongolia

Sunday, August 7, 2011

VIEW OF ULAANBAATAR

                                                                 BUDDHA PARK 
At the Buddha Park , you can see an 18m tall gilded standing Sakyamuni image located next to the Zaisan memorial hill. The funds to build the park were donated by a 99 year old Mongolian monk named Guru Dev. Below the statue there is a small museum containing gilded Buddhist gods, thangkas / religious silk paintings / , sutras / written discourses of Buddha / and images of Buddha and his disciples. 
5 tons of junipers were placed into the Buddha statue. You can even smell the fragrance in the area surrounding the park, originating from the Buddha statue. If you have a wish , you could be interested in whispering your wish and ringing a big bronze bell three times. It is said that this can fulfill your wish. 
You are also invited to try the coffee lounge and the fast food offered in the park. 
Opening times as following : 

Winter : daily from 9 am - 8 pm
Summer : daily from 9 am-10 pm 
Entrance fee: free 
Location : 3km away from Sukhbaatar Square , the center of Ulaanbaatar  

WELCOME TO THE GENGHIS KHAN STATUE COMPLEX

The Genghis Khan Statue complex is located 54 km from Ulaanbaatar , on the bank of the Tuul river, in a place called  Tsonjin Boldog , where Genghis Khan had found a golden whip according to legend.
40 meter high statue on horseback was erected on a 10 meter high base, covered by stainless steel and surrounded by  36 columns. Those 36 columns are meant for the memorial of 36 king's intermarry from Genghis until  Ligden Khan. A recreation area , restaurants, souvenir shop and conference hall occupy the base structure.From here, visitors will ascend  to the exbition hall using an elevator at the back of the horse.The visitors will walk to the head of the horse through chest and back neck of the horse, where they can have a panoramic view over the complex area.The main statue area will be surrounded by 200 ger camps, designed and arranged like the pattern of the horse brand marks that were used by the 13th century Mongol tribes.