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Khan Shatyr ("Royal Marquee") is a giant transparent tent located north of the new capital of Kazakhstan. Built in a distinctive neoclassical style, the architectural project was announced by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on December 9, 2006.
Khan Shatyr is a giant 150m-high tent with a 200m-long elliptical base covering an area of 140,000 square meters. The area below, which is larger than 10 football stadiums, is a complex that includes an internal park, large-scale shopping and entertainment venues, along with a square and cobbled street area, a river and a river. boating, mini golf and indoor beach resort. The fabric roof is constructed of ETFE cushioning provided by Vector Foiltec suspended from a network of cables strung from a central spire. Shielded with transparent construction material that allows sunlight to pass through, combined with a stacking effect, heating and air cooling, designed to maintain an internal temperature of 15–30 °C in the main space and 19–24 °C in the retail stall areas.
Following the construction of the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (opened in 2006), the Khan Shatyr Recreation Center is the second major national project designed by British architects Norman Foster and Peter. Ridley) in collaboration with renowned UK engineers. After many delays, the main mast was finally erected in December 2008, and the entire complex was completed and opened on 5 July 2010, on the occasion of the president's 70th birthday. President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Andrea Bocelli gave a concert for the occasion, with guests including the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev; President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych; President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül; The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko; President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan; President of Tajikistan, Emomalii Rahmon; Kyrgyz President, Roza Otunbayeva; Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and King of Jordan, Abdullah II.
This is a shopping, entertainment, and dining complex with many retail stalls for you to choose from, you can even spend the day here. As one of the main symbols of the young capital of Kazakhstan, Khan Shatyr is considered as one of the destinations that no tourist can miss if he has the opportunity to visit Nursultan.