Ulaanbaatar
How the State House of Mongolia was built
视频Offices of the President and Parliament as well as the Government and its secretariat are headquartered in the State House of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar.
The foundation of the building was first laid in 1947. Some 300 Japanese war prisoners completed construction of the west side foundation of the building by October 1947. A total of 1200 people participated in constructing the building which was concluded in 1951.
Since then, the new State House has been occupied by offices and secretariats of the State Baga Khural and other various state organs, including the former ‘Unen’ (meaning Truth) newspaper, a government propaganda newspaper, state court and Mongolian Writers’ Union.
A mausoleum of D.Sukhbaatar, one of the founders of the Mongolian People's Party and one of the leaders of the People’s Revolution of 1921 was added in 1954. Later in 2004, the mausoleum was dismantled. Replacing the mausoleum, a grand monument of Chinggis Khaan as well as a State Honorary Complex were built in 2006 on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the Great Mongol Empire and the coronation of Chinggis Khaan.
Now, the statue of Chinggis Khaan is guarded by two of his most loyal generals Muqali and Bo'orchi. Interestingly, until it was painted white in 2007, the State House of Mongolia had been referred to by local residents as ”Grey Palace” due to its former grey color.
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