The Ak Orda Presidential Palace ( kk, Ақорда резиденциясы, ''Aqorda rezidentsiyasy'', ) is the official workplace of the
President of Kazakhstan
The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...
, located in the capital city of
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
. The Palace was built within three years,
and officially opened in 2004. It was built by the
Mabetex
Mabetex Group is a civil engineering and construction company founded in 1991 by Behgjet Pacolli. The company, headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, specialises in the construction and renovation of large buildings. Mabetex has carried out works ...
Group,
founded by
Behgjet Pacolli, 3rd
President of Kosovo and 1st Deputy Prime Minister of
Kosovo
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.
Situated on the left bank of the
Ishim (Esil) River, it is the president’s place of work and houses the staff of the Presidential Administration; it is not the president’s place of residence.
The palace includes a blue and gold dome topped with a spire. This golden statue atop the dome includes a sun with 32 rays at its apex, and also includes a
steppe eagle flying beneath the sun.
The building's height (including the spire) is 80 meters.
The first floor includes a Grand Central Hall, the Hall of Press Conferences, the Gala Hall, and the Winter Garden.
The second floor includes offices,
while the third floor is used for international events, and includes various halls (Marble Hall; Golden Hall; Oval Hall; Oriental Hall, built in the form of a
yurt
A yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger ( Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes and mountains of Central Asia ...
;
the Hall of Extended Negotiations).
The fourth floor includes a Dome Hall, meeting hall for the Government of the Republic, and the Library.
The color gold features prominently throughout the complex and twenty-one types of marble were used for the floor patterns.
Gallery
File:Ak orda.jpg, Ak Orda at night
File:KZ10000KZT2012reverse.jpg, 2012 series 10,000 tenge
The tenge ( or ; kk, теңге, teñge, ; sign: ₸ ; code: KZT) is the currency of Kazakhstan. It is divided into 100 tiyn ( kk, тиын, tıyın also transliterated as ''tiyin'').
History
After the breakup of the Soviet Union in December ...
note featuring Ak Orda
File:Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a guard of honour in Kazakhstan.jpg, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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inspecting the Guard of Honour, Ak Orda (2015)
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.akorda.kz/
Official residences in Kazakhstan
Buildings and structures in Astana
Presidential residences
Government buildings completed in 2004
2004 establishments in Kazakhstan