Genghis Khan`s legendary city was founded in 1220 in Orkhon Valley, on the Silk Road. In 1235, his son Ogoodei built the city and raised around it a surrounding wall with four doors. The Mongolian Empire was governed from this city until Khubilai Khan settled the capital in Beijing.
Kharkhorin
Kharkhorin (Karakorum in English) was at the same time a political, economic, administrative and religious centre, and one of the largest forum of civilizations. The surrounding wall of the city surrounded a 400 metres square area. The city had four stone turtles, whose some are still visible.
Erdenezuu Monastery
Discover Mongolia's oldest and largest Buddhist monastery, built on the site of the former Mongolian capital of Kharakhorum using some of its ruins. The monastery was commissioned in 1585 by Abtai Sain Khan, a descendant of Genghis Khan, after his visit to Tibet and meeting with the 3rd Dalai Lama. The main shrine of the monastery is the Gombogur Buddha (Sita Mahakala), brought back by Abtai Sain Khan from his trip. Visitors can admire the picturesque blue temple, the first temple built in the summer of 1586, although it is not open to the public.
Erdenezuu Monastery
Kharkhorin
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