This not-so-subtle, enormous wedge-shaped white rock was placed in the middle of a ger camp in 1962 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Chinggis’ birth. This was at the height of the communist era, when Chinggis was officially viewed as a reactionary, but somehow the monument was allowed to stand.
Chinggis Khaan Obelisk
Mongolia
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In a boundary zone of steppe and taiga some 3.5km north of Dadal village, you'll find a grouping of rounded hills and shallow gullies intercut with clear…
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In a boundary zone of steppe and taiga some 3.5km north of Dadal village, you'll find a grouping of rounded hills and shallow gullies intercut with clear…
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The entertaining village museum includes a wooden ger with a statue of young Temujin out front, and paintings of the grown-up Chinggis and his descendants…
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This trickle of a mineral water spring, where Chinggis Khaan once allegedly drank, is about 2.2km west of Deluun Boldog and is easily spotted by an…
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This memorial, comprising three stupas, was built to honour the 607 people from Dadal – mainly Buriats – who died during the political repressions of the…
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