Ulaanbaatar
Original statue of D.Sukhbaatar now located in Delger Monastery in Dundgobi aimag
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The original statue of General D.Sukhbaatar which stood at the central square of Ulaanbaatar city over 70 years, is now located in Delger’s choir monastery in a Delgertsogt soum of Dundgobi aimag. The monument was removed from the square three years ago by a decision of the Citizens Representative Meeting of the capital to re-erect it with bronze.
The removed statue had been kept in a yard of one company waiting to be crumbled and Khamba Lama of the Delger’s choir monastery Luvsandarjaa Rinnpoche asked to have it. Since then the statue had been stored at the monastery.
“- Any statue or monument possesses historical and cultural values as people dedicate their heart, mind and skills to making it. General Sukhbaatar was a historical figure, who brought peace to the people of Mongolia. Therefore, I wanted to safeguard the statue” said the Khamba Lama once.
Luvsandarjaa Rinpoche is planning to open a new monastery building with unique architecture during the 150th anniversary of famous enlightener Zava Damdin Rinpoche.
The original statue of D.Sukhbaatar on his horse was created in 1946 with granite by the sculptor Sonomyn Choimbol and was inaugurated on the 25th anniversary of Mongolian People’s Revolution. Original 14 sculptures of lions, which are used to be placed surrounding the statue, are also now with the original statue at the monastery.
