Kazakhstan
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Astana: The City the Steppe Didn't Ask For
Kazakhstan's capital is a gallery of starchitecture dropped onto empty grassland — Norman Foster's pyramid and tent, a 97-meter tree holding a golden egg, and the largest spherical building on earth. This is what happens when a country builds its identity in glass and steel.
Culture & HistoryAlmaty: Central Asia's Most Unexpected City
Soviet avenues, Kazakh reinvention, and the Tien Shan mountains rising at the edge of town — a guide to the city most travelers skip.