The city has been spending billions of dollars hiring international architects, making Nur-Sultan an interesting site with a unique mix of futuristic architecture and Kazakh flair. It is home to many impressive government buildings, such as the Presidential Palace, Parliament House and Supreme Court. Noteworthy tourist spots include the Bayterek, a metre high monument and observation tower completed in It is meant to embody a Kazakh folk tale about a mythical tree of life and a magic bird of happiness.
Unveiled in , the Khan Shatyr is a giant, glowing tent built in the neo-futurist style. Standing at metres, the tent has an enormous , square metre base. Inside, it houses a park large enough to fit 10 football stadiums. It also has numerous shopping and entertainment venues, a boating river and a mini golf course. Designed by British architect Norman Foster, it is the highest tent structure in the world. During the day, it is entirely flooded with sunlight, while at night, the Khan Shatyr is a site to behold, as it is brilliantly lit up by changing colours.
On 21 November , Singapore and Kazakhstan signed a bilateral investment treaty. The treaty sought to support greater investment flows between both countries by protecting the interests of investors from Singapore and Kazakhstan and providing them with more confidence to seize investment opportunities.
Another 12 agreements were signed at the Kazakhstan-Singapore Business Forum held at the Shangri-La hotel on the same day. At the meetings, they reaffirmed the warm ties between Singapore and Kazakhstan and welcomed the signing of a free trade agreement between Singapore and the Eurasian Economic Union on 1 Oct Here wolves outnumber people. Little wonder the Soviets chose this vast emptiness to hide their Gulags and their space programme, and to test their nuclear weapons.
And then, out of nowhere, Astana comes glistening into view, all shiny metal and glass, implausibly rising up from the Kazakh steppe like some post-modern lego set that has stumbled into the opening sequence of Dallas. Welcome to Astana, one of the strangest capital cities on earth.
After all, his name and vision are omnipresent. Since independence from the USSR in , he was the first — and has been the only — president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with an electoral victory earlier this year in which he received a comedy All presidents are limited to a term of five years — except, of course, Nazarbayev, over whom the press has suspended any modicum of critical vigilance. Many Kazakh officials are quite open about it: they have chosen to do economic development first, and proper democracy they hope will come at some point later.
Given the billions of barrels of oil and gas that have been discovered in the country, and its very low population of only 16 million, every Kazakhstani should be a millionaire by now. Take the Norman Foster-designed Khan Shatyr shopping centre , on the road into town from the airport. A special chemical lining protects those inside from the brutal icy winter and helps it maintain its special microclimate. The artificial beach, with sand specially imported from the Maldives, requires a constant 35C.
On 10 December , Akmola replaced Almaty to become the capital of Kazakhstan. On 6 May , it was renamed Astana, which means "the capital" in Kazakh. Astana is a planned city, such as Canberra in Australia, Washington, D. The master plan of Astana was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.
It is home to many futuristic buildings, hotels and skyscrapers. The A. Barayev Research Institute of Grain Farming is another establishment, not only famous in Kazakhstan but within the scientific world. In addition to the three museums, Astana also has branches of the Union of Writers and Artists of Kazakhstan, with over 40 newspapers and two literary magazines being published in the city.
Additionally, Astana is fast becoming a mecca for sports tourism; new sport centers are planned for the neighboring areas of Korgalzhyn and Ereimentau. In addition, the Center has a library containing more than a million books and electronic catalogues.
This Academy combines specialized and general musical education into one school. In addition to theaters, the pristine new cinema complex, Cinema-City, was opened in It was built in the tradition of international cinemas and has become a favorite of the people of Astana.
Built to house the Assembly of Nations of Kazakhstan, a university, a museum, a library and a winter garden, the pyramid was designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, who is famous for his futuristic glass roof on the German Parliament, the Reichstag. Construction of the new city developments on left bank of the Esil River has started. To aid in this process, the Special Economic Zone SEZ , providing more favorable conditions for investment, has been created. According to the General Development Plan of the Capital, the integrated structure of this complex, located on the left bank, will symbolize the new capital.
The creation of the SEZ will provide many benefits to both the state and potential investors, including:. The Customs regulation in the territory of the SEZ is applied in accordance to the customs legislature of Republic of Kazakhstan.
The territory of the SEZ is considered to be a part of the customs-free territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In fact, it produces:. Land being used for crops constitutes 3,
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