Mongolia

Mongolia

Sunday, August 7, 2011

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.

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