Kim BrattainFounder/ CEO, Kim Brattain Media · Award-winning Corporate and Documentary Film Producer

Discovery Place Genghis Khan Exhibit

12 Apr 2017 · 1 min

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In a brief on‑site conversation at the Discovery Place Genghis Khan exhibit, two speakers share their awe for the display. One explains that Mongolian boots have up‑turned tips because the Mongolians consider the earth sacred and wish not to disturb the ground beneath their feet. The other expands the discussion, emphasizing that the Mongol Empire’s legacy extends far beyond military conquest—it also represents a massive spread of information, knowledge, culture, language, artifacts, art, and humanity, describing this breadth as incredible and beautiful.

It's just awesome. It takes your breath away.
The Mongolians believed that the earth was sacred, so the tips of the boots are turned up so as not to disturb the land underneath.
It's really highly impressive to think that the Mongol Empire was not just a conquering of lands, but it's also a conquering of information, knowledge, culture, language, artifacts, art, humanity. Incredible. Beautiful.