Astana, Berlin in Eurasian style

20 September 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  9 minutes

Ak Orda Presidential Palace © Amanante

Ak Orda Presidential Palace © Amanante

Astana (translated: Capital), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area. Politics and government are the main economic activities in the capital, which also forms a Special Economic Zone. Since the move, Astana has seen one of the world’s greatest building projects, as oil money has been spent on government buildings, a massive home for the president, a mosque, and numerous parks and monuments. The project is designed to make the town the centre of not only Kazakhstan, but all of Central Asia.   read more…

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