Editing Ulaanbaatar (section)

=== Cityscape ===
[[File:Ulaanbaatar new buildings in Yaarmag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|New high-rise construction in Yaarmag area]]
The city's inner core consists of a central district built in 1940s- and 1950s-style Soviet architecture, surrounded by and mingled with residential [[Ugsarmal bair|concrete towerblocks]] and large [[ger district]]s. Starting after the fall of communism, many of the towerblocks' ground floors were modified and upgraded to small shops, and many new buildings have been erected—some illegally, as some private companies erect buildings without legal licenses/permits. Since the 2010s, a construction boom has been ongoing, leading to many high-rise apartment and office blocks in the inner core as well as new settlement areas.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Mongolia's building boom traps capital residents in concrete jungle |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230510-mongolia-s-building-boom-traps-capital-residents-in-concrete-jungle |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Sükhbaatar Square]], in the government district, is the center of Ulaanbaatar<ref>Montsame News Agency.  ''Mongolia'', 2006; {{ISBN|99929-0-627-8}}, p. 34</ref> and contains in the middle a statue of [[Mongolian Revolution of 1921|revolutionary hero]] [[Damdin Sükhbaatar]] on horseback; and in the north side a statue of [[Genghis Khan|Chinggis Khan]]. To the north is the [[Government Palace (Mongolia)|Government Palace]], while Peace Avenue (''Enkh Taivny Urgon Chuloo''), the main thoroughfare through town, runs along the south side of the square.<ref>Kohn, p. 52</ref>

Major landmarks include the [[Gandantegchinlen Monastery]],<ref>"Documentation of Mongolian Monasteries" http://mongoliantemples.org/index.php/en/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217073844/http://www.mongoliantemples.org/index.php/en/|date=2015-12-17}}</ref> the socialist monument complex at [[Zaisan Memorial]] with its views over the city, the [[Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan|Bogd Khan's Winter Palace]], and the [[Choijin Lama Temple]].<ref>"Mongolia: Museum Highlights", San Francisco, 2005, p. 89</ref> Mongolia's tallest building is the Shangri-La Hotel complex at 91.5&nbsp;m.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Hotel - The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/shangri-la-ulaanbaatar-hotel/17788 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>

Important shopping districts include the 3rd Microdistrict Boulevard (simply called ''Khoroolol'' or "the District"), Peace Avenue around the [[State Department Store]] (simply called ''Ikh Delguur'' or "Great Store") and the [[Narantul Market]] area (simply called ''Zakh'' or "the Market").

Ulaanbaatar presently has multiple cinemas, one modern ski resort, two large indoor stadiums, several large department stores and one large amusement park. Food, entertainment and recreation venues are steadily increasing in variety.