In the southeastern district of Ulaanbaatar Bayanzurh, surrounded by modern multi-storey buildings, stands one of the most famous landmarks of Mongolia - the Palace of Bogdo-gegen or the Palace of Bogdo Khan, the "living Buddha", the head of the Buddhist communities of Mongolia. This building is a magnificent architectural and cultural monument of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The construction of the palace complex was started in 1893 . according to the dictum of Bogdo-gegen VIII (the leader of the Mongolian Buddhist community) Javdzandamba hutugt, the last head of the country's Buddhist community , and lasted ten years . Many talented architects and engineers contributed to the creation of the magnificent complex . Thanks to them, the Bogdo-Gegen Palace looks exquisitely and elegantly both outside and inside . At the same time, as the rose above the ground d orets, inside going stunning collection of Mongolian art, and later graced the palace rooms .
of the palace complex Bogd Gegen includes winter and summer palaces. The Summer Palace is a wooden building in the Chinese style of 1893-1903. Due to the weakness of the material, only the central part of the building, which consists of seven temples, has survived to this day. The winter residence was built a little later, in 1912, and its architects from the Russian state designed it.
Bogdo Khan, whose residence was once served as the Palace of Bogdo-Gegen, was famous for his love for unusual and interesting things: he often stopped by various shops, and was especially fond of mechanical constructions. . Local traders were well aware of his hobbies and tried to find God o-khan new entertaining gizmos, which he, having plenty of playing, transferred for storage to the palace servant . In this way a huge collection was grown in the palace, which is currently stored in the palace museum and includes more than 8 thousand . exhibits, among which paintings on canvases and fabrics, sculptures, musical instruments, religious objects, the throne of the khan and his wife, various things that belonged to them, furniture and household items . On the first floor of the museum stands the Bogdo Khan carriage, and in the left wing - a wonderful yurt from leop ardovye skins .
Entering the Palace of Bogdo-gegen, visitors enter the hall, where the khan received pilgrims-commoners. Next is the Reception Hall, intended already for meetings with noble guests, lamas and officials. In this hall you can see the armchairs received as a gift from the Russian emperor, who performed musical compositions to everyone who sat in them. On the wall hangs a portrait of the first Bogdo-gegen Zanabazar, painted by the last Bogdo-gegen at the age of eight. On the second floor there is the bedroom of Bogdo Khan.
In 1926, under the influence of the government of Mongolia, a committee for the development of the museum was established, and the richest collection of the Bogdo-Gegen Palace was attached to the collection of the first National Museum of Mongolia. In 1924 the National Museum of Mongolia was founded in the former Winter Palace, and since 1961 it was named the Museum-Residence of Bogdo Khan. Today, the Winter Palace in Ulan Bator is two museums: the "National Museum of Mongolia" and the Bogdo-Gegen Museum, where his personal belongings and religious objects are stored
How to get to
Address: Khoroo 11, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bogdo-gegen Palace is located only 2, 5 - 3 km south of the central square of Ulan Bator Sukhbaatar. Taking into account the overloaded street traffic of the capital, it is best to walk this distance on foot.
The bus can be reached for 400 MNT, on a trolleybus for 200 MNT, for umbrellas of 300-500 MNT everywhere in the city. In a taxi, you will pay 600 MNT per kilometer.
The Palace is open for visits in the summer from 9:00 to 17:30, in the winter - from 9:30 to 16:30 (Tuesday and Wednesday days off).