Cultural relics on display in Great Mongolian Empire Exhibition

An Exhibition of Cultural Relics of the Great Mongolian Empire will be opened at the Mongolian Art Gallery on February 28th till March 18th.

The Mongolian President`s Office, the Government, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Travel and the Union of Mongolian Architects are jointly holding the exhibition.

The Widespread Mongols NGO, developer of the national program called “Mongolia through great history”, with the consent of the President will show pictures of historical remains of ancient cities and sites founded by Mongolian conquerors.

A team of photographers carried out the photographic surveying in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan following traces left by ancient Mongol warriors conquests.

The exhibition will present photographic evidence of the tomb of Emperor Zuchi, the eldest son of the Great Chinggis Khaan, observatory center remains founded by Khulagu Khan, an astronomical observation founded during Khubilai Khan`s rule in China and an observation center founded by astronomer Ulugbek. Also the remains of Argun Khan`s summer palace, Ulziit Khan`s palace and the tomb of Timur Khan. The display will also cover over 50 ancient coins from various Mongolian Emperors rules, handy crafts of the Mongolian period in the Middle Age, remains of the Scientific Academy University, a city founded by Khulagu Khan.