National
History and Nature Museum |
Historical,
ethnographic items and prehistoric life. There
are exhibits about Mongolia's geography, flora
and fauna and some displays about recent Mongolian
history. More impressive are the 2 complete dinosaur
skeletons, which were found in the Gobi - the
giant flesh eating Tarbosaurus and its first cousin,
the little duckbilled plant-eating Saurolophus.
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Zanabazar
Museum of Fine Arts |
Excellent
collection of paintings, carvings and sculptures,
including many by the revered sculptor, artist
and Buddhist, Zanabazar. It also contains other
rare religious exhibits, such as thangkas (cloth
paintings) and Buddhist statues.
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Hunting
Museum |
Hunting
trophies from Mongolia, Geography, wildlife and
prehistoric life.
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Bogd
Khaan Winter Palace Museum |
The
6 temples on the grounds of the Winter Palace
contain collections of gifts given the Bogd Khaan,
including an extraordinary array of stuffed animals.
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Choijin
Lama Temple Museum |
Religious
items and Buddhist architecture.
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Art
Gallery |
National
arts and paintings.
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Gandantegchinlen
Monastery |
Roughly
meaning 'the great place of complete joy', Gandan
is one of Ulaan Baatar's most amazing sights.
Within it is several glorious temples adorned
with gold and jewels. The 150 or so monks who
live here do their bit to bring the temples back
to life with plenty of chanting and ceremonial
sing.
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Zaisan
Hill |
Memorial
place for friendship and victory.
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