Bayterek Tower
The Bayterek Tower ( Russian Байтерек ; Kazakh Бәйтерек ) in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan is the city's landmark . It was designed by the Kazakh architect Akmurza Rustembekov.
symbolism
The Bayterek tower symbolizes a mythological tree of life . According to a legend, the legendary Samruk bird laid an egg in the treetop. The building therefore symbolizes a “tree” with an egg at the top measuring 22 meters in diameter. The blue sky around the tree reflects the peace-loving nature of the country and the red ring that surrounds all elements symbolizes the ancient belief of the Turkic peoples of rebirth, growth and development.
nature
The height of the construction is 105 meters. There is a viewing platform within the golden sphere at a height of 97 meters . The height mark symbolizes the year the government moved (1997) to the capital of the country, then called Astana, now Nur-Sultan. On the viewing platform there is a gilded handprint (Alakan) of the right hand of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . If you put your hand in the print of the presidential hand, then the national anthem would sound earlier .
gallery
Tower with United Buddy Bears , summer 2010
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slip with Baiterek Tower
Tower with surrounding skyscrapers, 2011
View from the observation deck towards the Khan Shatyr tent , 2011
The Bayterek Tower from a frog's perspective , 2014
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Web links
- Hilmar Poganatz: City in the Steppe: The Tower of Astana . In: Welt Online , June 15, 2006.
Individual evidence
- ^ Philipp Meuser et al.: Architectural Guide Kazakhstan . Ed .: Philipp Meuser. DOM Publishers, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86922-272-1 , pp. 151 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 41.9 ″ N , 71 ° 25 ′ 49.7 ″ E