Choijin Lama Temple Museum
Чойжин ламын сүм музей
A century-old temple boxed in by glass towers, full of tsam masks
- Hours
- Summer daily 9am–7:30pm / winter shorter hours, closed Sun & Mon (per Wikivoyage; check on site)
- Tickets
- 20,000₮ (per a June 2026 visitor), photography extra
- Address
- L. Tüdev Street, Sükhbaatar District, south of the square behind Blue Sky Tower
A cluster of green-tiled roofs appears between the towers. The temple was built in the early 1900s for Choijin Lama, the Bogd Khan's brother and state oracle, and survived the socialist purges by becoming a museum. The halls are crowded with fierce protector deities, giant masks from tsam dances and silk thangkas. Stand in the courtyard and look up: weathered eaves in front, the glass wall of Blue Sky Tower flashing behind. That's Ulaanbaatar in one shot.