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The Red Rock Castle (), formerly Artificial Lake Castle (), is a castle and restaurant in National Amusement Park, Sükhbaatar,
The Red Rock Castle (), formerly Artificial Lake Castle (), is a castle and restaurant in National Amusement Park, Sükhbaatar, Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...
, Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
. It was built in 1969 when the amusement park was established in the centre of Ulaanbaatar.
It is surrounded by an artificial lake and fortress walls in an eastern-Asian style. Inside the walls is a three-storey building. There are three watch towers. An Ethnographic
Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining ...
Museum operated in the castle from its establishment until the mid-2000s. The castle has been rebuilt from 2010 assuming an appearance of a Western castle. The mock castle is part of an amusement complex together with the lake, and dock house.
See also
*Architecture of Mongolia
The architecture of Mongolia is largely based on traditional dwellings, such as the yurt (, ) and the tent. During the 16th and 17th centuries, Monastery#Buddhist monasteries, lamaseries were built throughout the country as Temple#Temples and ...
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* Castles in Mongolia Buildings and structures in Ulaanbaatar Restaurants in Asia Sükhbaatar, Ulaanbaatar {{Mongolia-struct-stub