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Sukhbaatar Square

The Sukhbaatar Square’s locates in the center of the Ulaanbaatar city. It surrounds Mongolian most old and most new buildings such as Government Palace, City hall, Mongolian Stock Exchange, Opera and Ballet house, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Blue Sky hotel. There are 2 statues, one of is Chinggis khan’s statue, who was the founder of Mongol empire before 800 years ago, and Sukhbaatar’s mounted statue, who was one of the leaders of Mongolian People’s Revolution on 1921 against Qing dynasty. Today, the square is still the scene of major state ceremonies, cultural events, and exhibitions. Heads of state of foreign countries and honored guests generally pay respects in front of the statue of Chinggis.