Bayterek Tower (Astana)
Kazakhstan /
Aqmola /
Astana /
Водно-Зелёный бул., 1
World
/ Kazakhstan
/ Aqmola
/ Astana
, 5 km from center (Астана, Целиноград)
World / Kazakhstan / Aqmola
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.
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiterek_Tower
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°7'41"N 71°25'49"E
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- "Eternal flame" memorial 188 km
- Stele 192 km
- Obelisk hero VOV 232 km
- A monument to soldiers of The World War II 252 km
- The eternal fire 448 km
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- Nurzhol Boulevard 0.3 km
- Na Vodno-Zelyonom Bulvare - Residential & Office Comlex 0.3 km
- Water-Green Esplanade 0.5 km
- Diplomatic town 0.7 km
- Azure real estate 0.9 km
- "Nomad" Real Estate 0.9 km
- The Nur Astana Mosque 1.1 km
- Round Square 1.2 km
- Парк Любви/ Park of Love 1.5 km
- Chubary microdistrict 1.6 km
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