Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center
Хан Шатыр
Norman Foster's giant transparent tent, 150 metres high, housing a shopping centre, an indoor park and a top-floor water park with a sandy beach.
Khan Shatyr opened in 2010, designed by British architect Norman Foster. Its form is a gigantic tilted nomadic tent, roughly 150 metres high, covered by a steel cable net and a special ETFE transparent membrane that lets sunlight in and keeps the interior warm and spring-like even when it is -30°C outside in winter. It is considered one of the largest tent-style buildings in the world. Inside are several levels: shops, restaurants, cinemas, an indoor playground, a small railway and rides. The top floor is the Sky Beach Club, a water park with white sand imported from the Maldives, a wave pool and waterslides, and it's where locals escape for winter holidays (separate ticket required). The building sits at the western end of the city's central axis. Standing at its entrance and looking east, you can see Baiterek Tower and the Palace of Peace at the far end of Nurzhol Boulevard, making it the starting point for photographing the central axis. Getting there: a taxi to any point in the city centre takes about 10 minutes. Entry to the shopping centre is free.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Astana Opera
- Nur-Astana Mosque
- Triumph of Astana
- Duman Oceanarium
- Astana Circus
- Atameken Map of Kazakhstan
- Baiterek Tower
- Astana Botanical Garden