ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 7月8日 22時00分

Photo by @Gerd Ludwig. On July 6th many citizens of Kazakhstan flock to their capital to celebrate the Day of Astana. The city of Astana - handpicked in the 1990s by President Nursultan Nazarbayev to be the new capital of Kazakhstan - “is brash and grandiose, and wildly attractive to young strivers seeking success” (John Lancaster). In just 25 years the place has become a futuristic city, risen from a forsaken landscape and post-Soviet rubble. It has exploded in population and is now the country’s second largest city, home to more than 1 million people and an avant-garde architecture.
The Baiterek monument and observation tower (in the far center) has become the symbol of Astana and was supposedly sketched out by President Nazarbayev himself. It is a modernistic representation of an old Kazakh myth, depicting the tree of life and a golden ball that symbolizes the a golden egg laid by the legendary bird, Samruk. However, some of Astana citizens jokingly call it 'Chupa Chups' because of its similarity to the popular lollipop. @thephotosociety @National Geographic Travel @natgeocreative #Astana #Kasakhstan #architecture #Baiterek

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