Khan Shatyr

ENTERTAINMENT, ASTANA Updated : Apr 11, 2016, 03.57 PM IST

Michaela Cross

Michaela Stone Cross is a writer, adventurer and international traveler from Philadelphia, USA. She enjoys finding ways to live exclusively off of potatoes so that she can afford to spend all her money exploring strange places strangely.

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The Khan Shatyr is basically a giant, glowing tent. Built in the neofuturist style, it was unveiled in 2006. The 150 metres tall tent itself is enormous with 140,000 square metre base. Underneath it lies a park which is large enough to fit ten football stadiums. This space is full of shopping and entertainment venues, with everything from a boating river to a mini golf course. Designed by UK architect Norman Foster, this is the highest tent structure in the world. During the day, it is entirely flooded with sunlight; while at night, the Khan Shatyr is a site to see, lit up by bright lights that change colours.
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