Grandiose building that houses the offices of the president of Kazakhstan. You can only admire it from the outside.
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National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1.08 MILES
This huge blue-glass-and-white-marble museum covers the history and culture of Kazakhstan from ancient to modern times. Themed halls comprise interactive…
1.85 MILES
Nur-Sultan's most extraordinary building (so far), the Khan Shatyr is a 150m-high, translucent, tentlike structure made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene …
Palace of Peace & Reconciliation
0.77 MILES
This beautiful glass-and-steel pyramid was opened in 2006 as the home for the triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions, hosted by Kazakhstan…
ALZhIR Museum-Memorial Complex
28.55 MILES
During the Stalin years, Akmol, 35km west of Nur-Sultan, housed ALZhIR, a notorious camp for wives and children of men who were interned elsewhere as …
0.71 MILES
Nurzhol bulvar's centrepiece is this 97m-high monument, a white latticed tower crowned by a large glass orb. This embodies a Kazakh legend in which the…
2.17 MILES
The yurt-shaped museum showcases beautifully presented exhibitions on weaponry and warfare, with striking murals greeting visitors. On the ground floor,…
4.66 MILES
This rare relic of the 1950s may be gone in a few years' time, banished by the relentless wrecking ball, but for now you can see this enormous, decaying…
Ploshchad Poyushchykh Fontanov
0.49 MILES
The eastern half of Nurzhol bulvar starts with this plaza, which springs to life with music-and-water shows at 9pm on summer evenings. Further east stand…
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4. House of Ministries – Southern Wing
0.28 MILES
This curved golden building, along with its northern twin, have been dubbed the 'Beer Cans' by locals.
5. House of Ministries – Northern Wing
0.3 MILES
This curved golden building, along with its southern twin, have been dubbed the 'Beer Cans' by locals.
6. Ploshchad Poyushchykh Fontanov
0.49 MILES
The eastern half of Nurzhol bulvar starts with this plaza, which springs to life with music-and-water shows at 9pm on summer evenings. Further east stand…
0.71 MILES
Nurzhol bulvar's centrepiece is this 97m-high monument, a white latticed tower crowned by a large glass orb. This embodies a Kazakh legend in which the…
8. Palace of Peace & Reconciliation
0.77 MILES
This beautiful glass-and-steel pyramid was opened in 2006 as the home for the triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions, hosted by Kazakhstan…