And -20C. In July 1921 in the centre of Ulaan Baatar, the "hero of the revolution", Damdiny Sukhbaatar, declared Mongolia's final independence from the Chinese. In the middle of the Square is a statue of him on his horse. As you face north, the large grey and blue building is State Parliament House, which, like every ger, was built to face south. A statue of Chinggis Khaan is in the middle at the front.
We braved the cold to get these pictures for you.
