Bayterek Tower (Astana)

Kazakhstan / Aqmola / Astana / Водно-Зелёный бул., 1
 monument, panoramic view, interesting place
The monument "BAYTERECK" was erected in honour of carry of capital of Kazakhstan from Almaty in a Astana. Today "BAYTERECK" is a symbol of young capital. Being in the center of new city this construction draws to itself thousand people.
The monument is meant to embody a folktale about a mythical tree of life and a magic bird of happiness: the bird, named Samruk, had laid its egg in the crevice between two branches of a poplar tree. The 105m structure consists of a narrow cyllindrical shaft emeshed in flaring white branch-like girders, widening toward the top (the "tree"), where a gold-mirrored 22m-diameter sphere (the "egg") containing the obsevation deck is supported.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiterek_Tower
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Coordinates:   51°7'41"N   71°25'49"E

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  • Привет всем! Я из Тараза!!! Желаю удачи всем жительям Астаны.
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