Genghis Khan Statue
The Genghis Khan Statue is a 40-metre tall statue on
horseback, on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog (54 km east of the
capital Ulan Bator), where according to legend, he found a golden whip. The
statue is coverered in 250 tons of stainless steel is
symbolically pointed south toward China. It is on top of the Genghis Khan Statue
Complex, a visitor centre, itself 10 metres tall, with 36 columns representing
the 36 khans from Genghis to Ligdan Khan. It was designed by sculptor D.
Erdembileg and architect J. Enkhjargal and erected in 2008.
Visitors walk to the head of the horse through its chest and neck of the
horse, where they can have a panoramic view. The main statue area will be
surrounded by 200 yurt camps, designed and arranged like the pattern of the
horse brand marks that were used by the 13th century Mongol tribes. The cost of
the complex is reported to be $4.1 million.
This horse is like trojan horse in trojan war
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