Mausolée de Sükhbaatar

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Le mausolée de Sükhbaatar était un monument funéraire situé à Oulan-Bator, capitale de la Mongolie, sur le côté nord de la place Sükhbaatar. Ce mausolée était consacré au héros national Damdin Sükhbaatar.

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Sükhbaatar's Mausoleum

Sükhbaatar's Mausoleum, sometimes referred to as Sükhbaatar's and Choibalsan's Mausoleum, was a mausoleum located at Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The mausoleum served as the resting place of Damdin Sükhbaatar, leader and commander of the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, and Khorloogiin Choibalsan, leader and marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic from 1939 to his death in 1952. The building was erected on the north side of Sükhbaatar Square in front of the Government Palace after Choibalsan's death during the socialist era. It was removed in 2005 to make place for a structure dedicated to Chinggis Khan. The mausoleum resembled the shape of Lenin's Mausoleum but differed in color. The mausoleum was never opened for public visits.

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Mongolian Revolution of 1911

The Mongolian Revolution of 1911 occurred when the region of Outer Mongolia declared its independence from the Manchu-led Qing China during the Xinhai Revolution. A combination of factors, including economic hardship and failure to resist Western imperialism, led many in China to be unhappy with the Qing government. When a new program to settle Mongolia with ethnic Han and assimilate the natives was unveiled, it was met with resistance that resulted in Mongol independence from the Qing Empire. Many Barga and Inner Mongolian chieftains assisted in the revolution and became the revolution's leaders.

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Sükhbaatar Square

Sükhbaatar Square is the central square of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The square was named for Mongolian revolutionary hero Damdin Sükhbaatar after his death in 1923, and features a monumental equestrian statue of him in its center. The Government Palace is located to the north of the square, and has a large colonnade monument containing statues of Genghis Khan in the centre, with Ögedei Khan and Kublai Khan to the left and right. The central statue of Genghis Khan is flanked by Bo'orchu and Muqali. The square's name was changed to Chinggis Square in 2013 in honor of Genghis Khan, but the original name was restored in 2016.

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Government Palace

The Government Palace, also known as the State Palace, is located on the north side of Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It houses various state organs such as the State Great Khural and offices of its members, as well as the offices of the President and Prime Minister. It is sometimes referred to by Ulaanbaatar residents as the Saaral Ordon due to the exterior's former color, which was eventually painted white in 2007.

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Galleria Ulaanbaatar

The Galleria Ulaanbaatar is a shopping mall in Sükhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Sükhbaatar est considéré comme l’âme de la révolution mongole de 1921. Après sa mort en 1923, il est inhumé au cimetière national Altan-Ölgii, situé à l'est de la capitale. Le 9 mai 1952, quelques mois après la mort de Horloogiyn Choybalsan, principal dirigeant communiste du pays, le bureau politique du comité central du Parti révolutionnaire du peuple mongol décide de la construction d'un mausolée pour abriter les restes de Sükhbaatar et Choybalsan. Conçu par l'architecte B. Chimed, il est inauguré le 8 juillet 1954. En 2004, les corps des deux dirigeants sont retirés du monument pour être incinérés selon les rituels du clergé bouddhiste et leurs cendres sont déposées au cimetière Altan-Ölgii, dans un monument funéraire plus modeste. L'année suivante, le mausolée est démonté pour laisser place à un lieu consacré à Gengis Khan. En 2013, la place, qui tenait son nom du mausolée, prend le nom de « place Gengis Khan ». Une statue équestre de Sükhbaatar demeure au centre de la place.