The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, is a 130 ft tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback and the world's tallest equestrian statue. It is located about a mile from the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog, 34 miles east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, where, according to legend, he found a golden whip. The statue is symbolically pointed east towards his birthplace. It is on top of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, a visitor center, with 36 columns representing the 36 khans from Genghis to Ligdan Khan, erected and opened in 2008 to honor the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Mongol Empire.