Gesar Temple
Gesar Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia. Gesar Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Түвдэнпэлжээлин хийд, as well as near Бэтүб хийд.Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: monastery in Chingeltei, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Also known as: “Geser Sum Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gandantegchinlen Monastery and Tengis Cinema.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery, also known as Gandan Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery in Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was founded in 1809, closed amid persecutions in 1939, and from 1944 to 1989 was the country's only active monastery. Gandantegchinlen Monastery is situated 420 metres west of Gesar Temple.
Tengis Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tengis Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 320 metres east of Gesar Temple.
The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
Museum
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum is an art museum located in Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and founded in 1966. It exhibits collections of Mongolian masters of fine arts from the 18th to the 20th century and works in cooperation with the UNESCO for improving the presentation of its collections. The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum is situated 720 metres east of Gesar Temple.
Gesar Temple
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia, Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.92189° or 47° 55′ 19″ northLongitude
106.90042° or 106° 54′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8PV8WWC2+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 678764043OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q11699726
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Gesar Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格斯尔庙”
- Chinese: “格萨尔庙 (乌兰巴托)”
- Chinese: “格萨尔庙”
- Mongolian: “Гэсэр Сүм”
- Polish: “Geser sum”
- Polish: “Geser süm”
- Russian: “Храм Гэсэра”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Түвдэнпэлжээлин хийд and Бэтүб хийд.
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