Ekh daginiin aimgiin khural
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Name(s) of Temple :
Ekh daginiin aimgiin khural,
Rinchen Number :
926
Rinchen Name :
Ekh daginiin aimgiin khural
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Monastry
Aimag where the temple is located:
Ulaanbaatar
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Description of location :
On the right of Züün Khüree Dashchoilin monastery, near Baga toiruu, Sükhbaatar district, 8th khoroo
GPS coordinates :
North 47° 55’ East 106° 55’
Total site area:
Side1: Side2: Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
The wooden yurt-shaped temple building of the aimag survived, but has been re-built and refurnished many times. Together with two other similar yurt-shaped temple buildings, (of Erkhem toinii aimag and Wangain aimag), it represents the old Züün Khüree as only these three temple buildings survived up to this day.
The big round shaped aimag temple was used as a circus from the 1940’s becoming the Circus College in the 1950s where new generations of circus performers were and are still trained.
This building remains today and is still used by the Circus College. Several extensions have been added to the original building which are used for different purposes for example a night club, a bar and a food shop. Despite of these changes to the outer appearance, the round shaped interior with its red supporting pillars still resembles a temple hall and retains the atmosphere from the old time. It is more spacious than the two temples of Züün Khüree Dashchoilin monastery nearby, which now operates in the old temples of Erkhem toinii aimag and Wangain aimag (UBNR 942 NOT in Rinchen 942) next to this building. Züün Khüree Dashchoilin monastery has plans to buy this old temple building and to establish a religious monastic school in it.
Site used for other purpose :
This building remains today and is still used by the Circus College. Several extensions have been added to the original building which are used for different purposes for example a night club, a bar and a food shop.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
1903
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Site used for other purpose :
This building remains today and is still used by the Circus College. Several extensions have been added to the original building which are used for different purposes for example a night club, a bar and a food shop.
Revival of the old monastery/temple:
No
Founder's name and title (if known):
Date of Revival:
Monks in Old Temple :
52 in 1938
Form Number :
UBR 926
Survey Team :
Team C
