New construction in Kazakhstan's new capital

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Astana, Kazakhstan - New contrustions along the North bank of the Ishim river. In December 1997 the capital of Kazakhstan was moved from Almaty to Astana (meaning capital in Kazak, it was previously called Akmola, and Teslinograd). Construction ever since has been intense, giving the city a modern feel. ( Photo by: Christopher Herwig / Aurora)

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Size: 4800px × 3200px
Location: Astana,KAZAKHSTAN -
Photo credit: © Christopher Herwig / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: architecture, asia, astana, central, color, day, horizontal, image, kazakhstan, oil, outdoors, politics, river, soviet, steppe, travel, urban, ussr, water