It was given the name "Astana", which stands for "Capital" in Kazakh. The entire world built Astana. ... Bayterek tower sits in the very middle of the capital's new administrative center .

What strikes you about Astana when you get up close is the diverse range of architectural styles, some classic and some neo-futuristic. The monument that stands out the most is the Bayterek tower ...

The tower represents a tree of life & a golden egg Two lifts in the shaft take visitors up to the top Construction of the Bayterek Tower began in 1997, the year the capital was moved from Almaty ...

Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, boasts fine examples of contemporary architecture. Bayterek Tower, without a doubt, serves as the young nation’s symbol.Conceptualized by the President ...

In central Astana, the Abu Dhabi Plaza's shiny glass and metal facades tower above the Kazakh capital’s other feats of engineering, including the gold-domed Bayterek Tower and the wide sweep of Soviet ...

The Bayterek Tower represents a poplar tree holding a golden egg, which refers to the tree of life in Turkic mythology. The tower is 97 meters tall, corresponding to the year that Astana became ...

At the top of the 97-meter (318 feet) tower, ... Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev's hand print can be touched atop Bayterek. He wants FC Astana to succeed. Nick Ames.

Visitors to Astana, Kazakhstan's glittery capital, love to zoom up to the top of the Bayterek Tower in an elevator for a panoramic view over the new city that has sprung up on the steppe over the last ...

Most recently, he visited Astana, which is home to the newly built Bayterek Tower. The structure is 97 metres tall, its height representing the year 1997, when Astana was named Kazakhstan’s capital.