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Tag archive for ‘Khan Shatyr’

  • We Think We Know Around How Much the Beach Might Cost

    We Think We Know Around How Much the Beach Might Cost

    I am amused that one the top stories on Zakon.kz is about the prices of the beaches at Khan Shatyr. Even though the young woman guarding the beach last week told us how much it would cost to go there, it turns out that the decision hasn’t yet been made and is going to take […]

  • Khan Shatyr

    Khan Shatyr

    Finally made it to Khan Shatyr, which opened two weeks during the Astana Day festivities. Overall, I was disappointed that it is mainly another shopping mall. We have so many shopping malls now in Astana, and all of them are right next to each other. I really don’t see the point of having Norman Foster […]

  • Yet Another Silly Building

    Shortly after Turkey’s President came to Astana, the London Telegraph has announced that Turkish firm Sembol will be building an indoor city in Astana. The circumference will be 2km, apparently 2 times bigger than the Millennium Dome in London. Presumably it will be extremely expensive to live there so I don’t see me or anyone […]