Kazakhstan, officially
the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country located mainly in Central Asia. It
borders Russia in the north and west, China in the east, and Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south. The capital is Nur-Sultan, formerly
known as Astana. It was moved from Almaty, the country's largest city, in 1997.
Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the world's largest
Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the
world. It has a population of 18.8 million, and one of the lowest population
densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people
per sq mi).
Bayterek is a monument
and observation tower in Astana, Kazakhstan. A tourist attraction popular with
foreign visitors and native Kazakhs alike, it is emblematic of the city, which
became capital of the country in 1997.
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 tall structure
rises from a wide flat base within a raised plaza. It consists of a narrow
cylindrical shaft, surrounded by white branch-like girders that flare out near
the top, supporting a gold-mirrored 22m-diameter sphere. The base contains a ticket
booth and exhibition space, with two lifts rising within the shaft to the
observation deck within the 'egg'. Entrances to the monument are sunk below eye
level, reached by stairs from the surrounding plaza.The Bayterek Tower
The observation deck is
97m above ground level, corresponding to 1997, the year that Astana became the
nation's capital. It consists of two levels, one with 360 degree views of
Astana and beyond, with a second, higher level, reached by a flight of stairs.
The top level features a gilded hand print of the right hand of Nursultan
Nazarbayev, the first President of the independent Republic of Kazakhstan,
mounted in an ornate pedestal. A plaque invites visitors to place a hand in the
imprint and make a wish. Alongside the handprint, and also oriented in the
direction of the presidential palace, is a wooden sculpture of a globe and 16
radiating segments, commemorating the Congress of Leaders of World and
Traditional Religions, held several times in Astana.
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Readers can go to the Bayterek Tower from Sunday to Saturday at 9:00
AM - 9:00 PM, you can see the beautiful view of Astana city from the top of
Bayterek Tower.
Sources
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
https://www.astana-kazakhstan.net/attractions-2/culture-and-entertainment/the-bayterek-tower/
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