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13th-century stone turtle The Silver Tree of Karakorum. 18th-century Dutch imagination. Green glazed roof tile from a 64-pillar 13th-century palace 13th-century brick-producing kiln in Karakorum. The Orkhon valley was a center of the Xiongnu, Göktürk, and Uyghur empires.
Present with Boucher in Karakorum were his wife, “a daughter of Lorraine, but born in Hungary”, [4] and an adopted son “who was a most excellent interpreter”. [5] Boucher had been living in either present day Belgrade , Serbia or Gyulafehérvár , Hungary when he was captured by Möngke's half-brother Böchek during a Mongol invasion in ...
18th-century drawing of Silver Tree fountain in front of Tumen Amugulang Palace The remains of the Mongol Empire capital, Karakorum , were first rediscovered and studied by S. V. Kiselev. Karakorum, in the Orkhon River valley, was founded by Genghis Khan in 1220 as a military centre; in 15 years, it also became an administrative and cultural ...
Silver Tree fountain in front of Tumen Amugulang Palace, 18th-century European imagination The Model of the Khan Palace in Karakorum in the National History Museum of Mongolia in Ulaan-Baatar. In 1252–53, Flemish missionary and explorer William of Rubruck saw Hungarians, Russians, Germans, and a Parisian goldsmith, Guillaume Boucher, in ...
As construction projects continued, Karakorum was adorned with Chinese, European, and Persian architecture. One famous example was a large silver tree with cleverly designed pipes that dispensed various drinks. The tree, topped by a triumphant angel, was crafted by Guillaume Boucher, a Parisian goldsmith. [64]
Silver Tree fountain in front of Tumen Amugulang Palace. 18th-century European imagination. Based on the records of William of Rubruck, most scholars maintain that in front of the palace was the Silver Tree (Мөнгөн мод) fountain. According to Rubruck, there were four silver sculptures of lions at the foot of the Silver Tree, and ...
A Christmas tree. A family tradition. The same tree for 60 years. The year, 1963. A photo documents we purchased an aluminum tree. We were not part of a new wave of modernism and artistic innovation.
The hotel is designed to resemble the ancient capital of Karakorum. The hotel is furnished in handmade carvings. One of the attractions is the Silver Tree fountain inspired by the Silver Tree of the ancient city of Karakorum. The central gatehouse displays an exhibition of the coins brought from all parts of the Mongol Empire.