Count the cranes!
Between my first departure from Mongolia in August 2006 and my return in January of this year, I noticed major changes in the Ulaanbaatar skyline. But the pace of building last year was nothing compared to 2007. Especially for commercial building in the city center. Above is the 360 view from Suhbaatar Square, standing just south of the (orange) statue of Suhbaatar. Taken on Monday while I was waiting to meet a bagiin emch who is visiting from the countryside.
Here's the game: find as many many tower cranes as you can in the photo. Extra points if you can guess the intended use of the building. Hints: (1) Shangri-La is one of them, (2) a taxi driver told me one of them has a lift for cars (not confirmed). Click the photo to make it bigger.

UB Hilton??
Posted by:tater-tot | 20 December 2007 at 02:18 PM
I think you can see it in the photo. 2 points.
Posted by:Jaspal | 21 December 2007 at 11:20 AM