Nur Sultan in the evening (Kazakhstan)
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Modern Nur-Sultan is really a planned city, much like other planned capitals. After it became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997, the city changed its shape enormously. The Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa designed the master plan of the new capital. In March 2019 the name of the city was changed to Nur Sultan in honour of the first president of the new republic, of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Here the well known landmark, the Bayterek tower is in the image as well. The tower was designed by architect Norman Foster and is considered a symbol of post-independence Kazakhstan.
Submitted: 07/10/2019
Accepted: 08/10/2019
Nur Sultan in the evening (Kazakhstan)
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
Modern Nur-Sultan is really a planned city, much like other planned capitals. After it became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997, the city changed its shape enormously. The Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa designed the master plan of the new capital. In March 2019 the name of the city was changed to Nur Sultan in honour of the first president of the new republic, of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Here the well known landmark, the Bayterek tower is in the image as well. The tower was designed by architect Norman Foster and is considered a symbol of post-independence Kazakhstan.
Submitted: 07/10/2019
Accepted: 08/10/2019