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Baiterek (Kazakh: Бәйтерек, romanized: Bäiterek; "tall poplar tree") is a monument and observation tower in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.A tourist attraction popular with foreign visitors and Kazakhs, it is emblematic of the city, which became capital of the country in 1997.
The monument celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan, the identity of its people, and the role of the city of Almaty as capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when the capital moved to Astana. [1] The statue, a Saka warrior and a barys , [ 2 ] stands atop a 91 feet (28 m) tall column.
Kazinform — International news agency English/Kazakh/Russian languages. Astana Times — International news from Astana Times English/Kazakh/Russian languages. Interfax Kazakhstan — Information Agency Interfax Kazakhstan English/Kazakh/Russian languages. Qazaqstan — Kazakhstan state television channel English/Kazakh/Russian languages.
According to the Kazakh government website QazaqCulture.com, "The architect of the building is Vladimir Laptev, a member of the Union of Architects of Kazakhstan. The architect started from the idea of a waving flag." [2] The museum consists of seven blocks that range in size from one to nine stories tall.
The Issyk kurgan, in south-eastern Kazakhstan, less than 20 km east from the Talgar alluvial fan, near Issyk, is a burial mound discovered in 1969. It has a height of 6 meters (20 ft) and a circumference of 60 meters (200 ft). It is dated to the 4th or 3rd century BC. [1] [2] A notable item is a silver cup bearing an inscription.
The art of Kazakhstan also includes architecture, fine arts, and sculpture. Although modern Kazakhs are often keen to assert its national character, Kazakh art has at most times been intimately connected with wider artistic styles, in particular the Scythian art of the first millennium BC, and Islamic art from the 8th
An Ohio artist has forged a larger-than-life 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statue of President Trump that will tour the country before eventually ending up at a future Trump presidential library.
The oldest university in Astana is the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University founded in 1957. [93] Nazarbayev University is an autonomous research university founded in 2010 in partnership with some of the world's top universities. [94] The Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade is an economic institution in ...