Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center
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| Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Location | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 51°7′56″N 71°24′14″E / 51.13222°N 71.40389°ECoordinates: 51°7′56″N 71°24′14″E / 51.13222°N 71.40389°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Groundbreaking | 2006 |
| Opening | 2008 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 150 m2 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 100,000 sqm |
| Cost | US$ 150,000,000 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Foster and Partners |
| Structural Engineer | Buro Happold |
| Owner | Sembol Construction |
Khan Shatyry ("Royal Marquee") is a giant transparent tent currently under construction in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. The architectural project was unveiled by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on 9 December 2006.
The 150m-high (500 ft) tent has a 200m elliptical base covering 100,000 square meters.[1] Underneath the tent, an area larger than 10 football stadiums, will be an urban-scale internal park, shopping and entertainment venue with squares and cobbled streets, a boating river, shopping centre, minigolf and indoor beach resort. The roof is being constructed from ETFE suspended on a network of cables strung from a central spire. The transparent material allows sunlight through which, in conjunction with air heating and cooling systems maintain an internal temperature between 15-30°C in the main space and 19-24°C in the retail units, while outside the temperature varies between -35 to +35°C across the year.
After the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (2006), a giant glass pyramid in Astana, this will be the second project designed by UK architect Norman Foster (of Foster and Partners, and UK engineers Buro Happold[2]. Collaborating architects are Linea, Gultekin and UMO[1]). The construction of the tent-city, expected to take a year(probably a bit more), will be carried out by the Turkish company Sembol.
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