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Art Gallery Attractions In Ulaanbaatar

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Ulaanbaatar, formerly anglicised as Ulan Bator , is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. The city is not part of any aimag , and its population as of 2014 was over 1.3 million, almost half of the country's total population. Located in north central Mongolia, the municipality lies at an elevation of about 1,300 meters in a valley on the Tuul River. It is the country's cultural, industrial and financial heart, the centre of Mongolia's road network and connected by rail to both the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia and the Chinese railway system.The city was founded in 1639 as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre. It settled permanently at its present l...
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Art Gallery Attractions In Ulaanbaatar

  • 1. Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery Ulaanbaatar
    The architecture of Mongolia is largely based on traditional dwellings, such as the yurt and the tent. During the 16th and 17th centuries, lamaseries were built throughout the country as temples which were later enlarged to accommodate a growing number of worshipers. Mongolian architects designed their temples with six and twelve angles and pyramidal roofs approximating the yurt's round shape. Further expansion led to a quadratic shape in the design of the temples, with roofs in the shape of pole marquees. Trellis walls, roof poles and layers of felt were eventually replaced by stone, brick beams and planks.Mongolian artist and art historian N. Chultem identified three styles of traditional Mongolian architecture , alone or in combination. Batu-Tsagaan , designed by Zanabazar, was an early...
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  • 4. ART Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
    The Culture of Mongolia has been heavily influenced by the Mongol nomadic way of life.
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