Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan

The Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan is located in southern Ulan Bator, on the road to Zaisan. It is now a museum. The palace is the only one left from originally four residences[1] of the eighth Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, who was later proclaimed Bogd Khan, or emperor of Mongolia.

The complex includes six temples. On display are many of the Bogd Khan's possessions, such as his throne and bed, his collection of art and stuffed animals, his ornate ceremonial ger, and a pair of ceremonial boots given to the Khan by Russian Tsar Nicholas II.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Majer, Zsuzsa; Teleki, Krisztina. "Monasteries and Temples of Bogdiin Khьree, Ikh Khьree or Urga, the Old Capital City of Mongolia in the First Part of the Twentieth Century". Budapest: Documentation of Mongolian Monasteries. pp. 36. http://www.mongoliantemples.net/images/pdfs/OLDUBWEB%202008.pdf. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 
  2. ^ Museums to Highlight
  3. ^ Kohn, Michael Lonely Planet Mongolia 4th edition, 2005 ISBN 1740593596, p. 63

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