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9/12/2006 Giant tent to be built in Astana
Kazakhstan has unveiled a new architectural project for its capital Astana - a giant transparent tent that will contain an indoor city.

The 150m-high (500ft) dome, designed by UK architect Norman Foster, will be built in just over a year. The tent is being made from special material that absorbs sunlight to create the effect of summer inside. Astana lies in the very heart of the Central Asian steppe.

7/12/2006 Head of State Nursultan Nazarbaev took part in the presentation of Astana ’ s new unique objects, which was held in the Peace and Accord Palace.
The President viewed three new large-scale projects, which include trade entertainment center Khan Shatyry, complex “ Astana covered city ” and skiing training base in Borovoe.

15/12/2006 THE KAZAKHSTAN MONITOR
Projects in Astana "Khan Shatyr", "Indoor-city" and "Borovoye" were presented in the capital The construction boom is continuing the capital of Kazakhstan. Thus last week the presanttion of three new projects took place in Astana. These included the tradingand entertaining center " Khan Shatyr" ("Khan's tent"). The presentation was carried out by the Turkish company Sembol Insaat.

13/12/2006 Khan Shatyry Entertainment Centre
The Khan Shatyry entertainment centre in Astana will become a dramatic civic focal point for the capital of Kazakhstan, the soaring structure, at the northern end of the new city axis, rises from a 200m elliptical base to form the highest peak on the skyline of Astana.

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbaev took part in the presentation of Astana’s new unique objects, which was held in the Peace and Accord Palace.

The President viewed three new large-scale projects, which include trade entertainment center Khan Shatyry, complex “Astana covered city” and skiing training base in Borovoe.

- Many outstanding objects were built up in Astana, and we are continuing to build them.

I am setting the task that our new capital must be build in a special way, according to the newest designs, each of which shall be unique. The Peace and Accord Palace, which was designed by our friend and great architect Norman Foster, is a pearl of Astana. The Palace is already known worldwide.

Next unique object is a trade entertainment center, which I called Khan Shatyry. This project includes everything, what a human needs. “Astana covered city” has the same uniqueness; I call it Batygay after the ancient capital of our country. All inhabitants of those high towers, and their number will be about 10 thousand people, will be served in a covered city.

The project of the development of sport tourist infrastructure, which was submitted today, is also very important to the Borovoe resort. I think that this is a good news not only to Astana, but for the whole Kazakhstan, - the Head of State said while delivering a speech.

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