In 2005 a competition “Small architectural forms and a
decorative sculpture of Astana city” was held in Astana.
Akimat has chosen the best projects from the presented ones and started their
step-by-step realization. As a result of this initiative,
a lot of original
and good-looking decorative sculptures showed up at
the
streets of Astana.
They altered the city's face, refreshed it and added some charm
to boulevards and avenues.
The projects differ from each other
but always refer to the same point, representing an attempt “ to deduce Kazakh national cultural identity ” as it is said on the official Astana city's site.
Series of sculptures is called “townspeople”. These are sculptures of people “captured” at some work or exercises, like painting girl or a man on the bicycle. At another composition you'll see a young man looking at his watch and a young girl late for appointment.
Decorative street -art is a world-wide tendency and Astana now is in the gallery of cities having this fresh look. Don't lose your chance to make a nice photo with some of these modern art works!
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Photos are taken from the site www.astana.kz
Astana sights:
- Baiterek
- Ice City
- Duman
- Circus
- Presidential Center of Culture
- The museum of the First President of Kazakhstan Republic
Around Astana:
- Lake Burabay
- Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
