Independence Square and Kazak Eli Monument

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Region :Kazakhstan NurSultan Nur Sultan

Address:Tayelsizdik Avenue 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Detail

Independence Square is the main square in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. It was made in October 2009. Square and the monument itself are located between independence Palace and the Palace of peace and reconciliation (Pyramid). Here periodically hosts a variety of festivals: sets the scene, artists and so on. Also here you can contemplate military parades takes the Commander-in-Chief, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The white Hazrat Sultan mosque was completed in 2012 and is the largest mosque in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Established in 2009, the Kazach national university of arts consists of a blue conical building located on Independence square, a huge square east of the presidential palace. The Palace of Independence is located on the same square and houses a scale model of how Nur Sultan is supposed to look in the year 2030. The Kazakh Eli monument consists of a colonnade, a huge arch, a column and a set of statues. It is meant to symbolise the historic destiny of the people of Kazakhstan. The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is a huge white glass and steel pyramid with a blue top.

Admire a huge independence monument and a stroll around an elevated, marble-paved plateau at Independence Square and Kazak Eli Monument, an impressive memorial complex dominating the landscape of central Nur Sultan. The 91 m (298 ft) tall column topped by a gilded statue of the mythical magic bird of happiness, Samruk, overlooks a vast open space with a boulevard traversing it. Sit and chill out on one of the numerous benches--wooden or marble--to take in the spirit of the place. Examine monumental bronze sculptures and elegant marble arches leading to the complex, all of which celebrate Kazakhstan’s independence. Well-lit at night, the square makes a nice spot to view the city skyline.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the world‘s largest landlocked country. Kazakhstan covers an area of 2.749 million square kilometers, accounting for about 2% of the Earth‘s land surface area. The total length of the national border line exceeds 10,500 kilometers.