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The capital is home to 33 percent of Mongolia’s population. The landscape is treeless and its mostly gravel desert. Housing varies but the Soviet block buildings predominates throughout the city. The large size containers used for transport of goods in shipping are used here as garages. Kids often are found playing on top of these structures. Gers (Yurt in Russian, is a nomad dwelling round and wooden-framed felt tent covered with a white canvas) are found within the city and are active living quarters for much of the population. Many Gers are located at the city’s periphery. |
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Pollution of all types exists here. Notice the garbage in the dry river. There is a lot of new construction in the city. Notice the ger surrounded by a wooden fence delineating the property boundary. |
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New construction occurs in areas of mixed landuse. The building below is a Mall constructed and owned by a South Korean company. South Korea has a strong economic presence in Mongolia. Influence from other countries like the United States is also noticeable. |
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The past is also found though less and less with time. Chinese architecture is mostly ornamental in nature. Soviet presence is more noticeable. Lenin’s statue is found in front of the Ulaanbaatar hotel, considered the main hotel of the city, and it survived the type of purge experienced in most of the now former Soviet Republics. . |
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The government house has the large open meeting place and is surrounded by wide avenues. This is known as Sukhbaatar square, named after a famous hero. There are plenty of taxis, but much city transportation is by electric trolleys, buses and the omnipresent marshroutkas, consisting of a driver and his assistant who collect fares, while loudly advertises the routing that the vehicle follows. The railroad is used for transport of goods. A good deal of it transits through Mongolia between Russia and China. |
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