{"id":1402,"date":"2020-08-27T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=bogdo-khan-winter-palace"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:41:24","slug":"bogdo-khan-winter-palace","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/bogdo-khan-winter-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogdo Khan Winter Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(106.9077174,47.8973707)\/106.9077174,47.8973707,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Winter Palace is a few kilometres south of Chinggis Khaan Square, from where you can take a taxi or local bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to its elegant temples scattered across the complex is the more westernised building of the Winter Palace that displays Bogdo Khan\u2019s throne and bedroom among an eclectic collection of his possessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include his ornate ger lined with the skins of 150 leopards, a pair of golden boots given to him by a Russian tsar, and also the jewelled regalia worn by the Bogdo Khan\u2019s pet elephant that made up part of his personal zoo. Among the collection is also Mongolia\u2019s Declaration of Independence, which was signed in 1911 to end their rule under China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/160771475\/Palace-of-Bogd-Khan-by-David-Paul\" alt=\"Palace of Bogd Khan by David Paul on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/160771475\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=ad94d0a1b54e3592bacda3ba4b807aae48392b430fdb667bd9602098c962f21e\" alt=\"Palace of Bogd Khan by David Paul on 500px.com\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The spiritual leader and theocratic ruler of Mongolia lived close to the Tuul River in the Winter Palace, built between 1893 and 1903. The palace complex consists of seven temples, grouped symmetrically around two courtyards, with exterior painted finishes in bright red, green, blue, white, and gold colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed according to Russian and European traditions, the palace was completed in 1905, and a new ceremonial gate was added during the Bogdo Khan\u2019s rule to celebrate Mongolian independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the death of the Bogdo Khan in 1924, the Winter Palace was turned into a museum. The complex thus survived the systematic destruction of temples and monasteries that took place in the late 1930s, under the rule of the Mongolian People\u2019s Revolutionary Party, which was hostile towards religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequent inadequate maintenance contributed to the deterioration of timber buildings of the museum complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>No facilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Ulaanbaatar\u2019s highlights is its Winter Palace, where its Bogdo Khan, Mongolia\u2019s last king Jebtzun Damba Hutagt VIII, lived for 20 years. This is the country\u2019s oldest museum, and has one of the biggest and most intriguing collections of curios and Buddhist artworks set within both the palce and its temples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11940,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[23,84],"site_type":[168],"featured":[175],"class_list":["post-1402","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-mongolia","location-ulaanbaatar","site_type-monuments-museums","featured-featured"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/1402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/1402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19888,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/1402\/revisions\/19888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}