Astana from height

• Astana with height

Many beautiful pictures of the capital of Kazakhstan.

The city's population of about 700 thousand. Man. The city is the second in the country in terms of population after the Alma-Ata. It located in northern Kazakhstan on the bank of the Ishim River, the site of its closest approach to the river Nura. Astana - the coldest capital of the world after Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia. And, perhaps, the most windy ...

In 1997, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to move the capital from Almaty to Akmola (Tselinograd). This decision was motivated by the important geopolitical location of the city - in the center of Kazakhstan and the Eurasian continent - the existence of the necessary transport and communication infrastructure. In 1998, the country's leadership has decided to rename the new capital - it was given the name "Astana", which in Kazakh language means "capital".

Astana is located in the northern part of the country on the River Ishim, in place of its closest approach to the river Nura. The world's only two national capitals are in the basin of the Arctic Ocean - Ulaanbaatar (lies in the Yenisei River basin) and Astana (Ishim river belongs to the basin of the Ob River).

Water-Green Boulevard (pedestrian esplanade).

LCD "Grand Alatau".

Kabanbay Batyr.

SEC "Khan Shatyr". Architect Norman Foster.

The Mosque "Nur Astana". The mosque was designed by Lebanese architect Charles Hazifa. The height of the main dome - 43 meters.

The Emerald Towers ( "Emerald quarter"). The complex of buildings with 37, 43 and 54 floors. The tallest tower will consist of three 210 meters - it will be the tallest building in the country.

The area of the upper floor is a large, and decreases with each floor and 32 floors, the building becomes asymmetric top and rejected by 15 meters.

Premium hotel "Diplomat".

Ishim River (belonging to the basin. Ob).

The Palace of Peace and Accord, the monument "Kazakh Eli" and the Independence Palace.

The main city road bridge that connects the right and left bank of the Ishim River.

LCD "Triumph of Astana".

height - 142 meters. Built in 2006 in the style of Stalin's skyscrapers.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

"Astanalyk" business center.

38-storey building, one of the residential complex "Grand Alatau".

View from the "Triumph of Astana".

Street Sarayshyk. Axle M-1.

The boundaries of the city.

Stadium "Astana Arena".

The old center of Astana.

On the left "Astana Tower"

LCD "Northern Lights".

Height: 32, 37 and 42 (180 m) of floor.

"Temir Zholy" (Railway Office of the Republic Kazakhstan). On the roof of the stylobate stands one of the fire evacuation lifts complex (little red box). This is the first in the world exterior fire-evacuation system, in which the lifts move on the facade rail.

Road interchange. Sarayshyk / Orynbor.

"Kazakhstan" concert hall. A concert hall for 3000 seats, designed by Italian architect Nicoletti.

The Monument of Russian sculptor Dashi Namdakova "Jer-ana" (Mother Earth), which is a queen Saki Tomiris standing on a giant bull.

LCD "French Quarter."

Pedestrian crossing with LED backlight that flashes when "zebra" pedestrian enters.

LCD "Seven barrels."

Prospect Turan.

Round Square.

On the left "Astana Tower".

Mosque "Nur Astana". The mosque was designed by Lebanese architect Charles Hazifa. The height of the main dome - 43 meters.

The new center.

Water-Green Boulevard (pedestrian esplanade). Dancing fountain.

In the foreground is seen a monument to a girl traveling across the bridge.

"Transport Tower" ( "lighter"). The building houses the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In 2006, a fire occurred in the building in which burned completely the upper floors.

"Triumph of Astana".

The steeple of the building. Elevation: 142 meters.

The Emerald Towers ( "Emerald quarter").

"Temir Zholy" (management of the railway of the Republic of Kazakhstan). On the roof of the stylobate stands one of the fire evacuation lifts complex (little red box).

This is the first in the world exterior fire-evacuation system, in which the lifts move on the facade rail.

Today it is the tallest building in Kazakhstan - 175 meters.

Baiterek - a monument in the center of Astana. It created based on sketches by the British architect Norman Foster. At the top level, "ball", inside of which is a bar and a panoramic hall.

Alley in the center of the diplomatic town "Astana".

Right - the circus building.

The hotel "Diplomat".

LCD "Altyn Zhiek".

The National Archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Street Teuelsyzdyk.

Bridge M-1 and LC "Highvill".

The building of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk - Kazyna".

LCD "Grand Alatau".

It consists of four residential towers (20, 28, 38 and 43 floors) on a single platform (a single stylobate).

Residential complex "On Water and Green Boulevard".

The top of the SEC "Khan Shatyr".

SEC "Khan Shatyr". The building is a giant tent height of 150 m (spire), constructed of a network of cables of steel, on which a transparent polymer coating is fixed.

The building of the main office of JSC "KazMunaiGas".

Ak Orda - residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Height of the building together with the spire is 80 m. Trim facade is made of Italian marble thickness of 20 to 40 cm.