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Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Almaty" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
From 1929 to 1936, the city, then known as Alma-Ata, was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. [13] From 1936 to 1991, Alma-Ata was the capital of the Kazakh SSR.After Kazakhstan became independent in 1991, the city was renamed Almaty in 1993 and continued as the capital until 1997, when the capital was moved to Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and again Astana in 2022).
The Central State Museum of Kazakhstan [1] is the largest museum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and one of the largest museums in Central Asia. [2] When first established in 1931, the museum was located in the Almaty Cathedral. It moved to a modern facility in 1985 and is a landmark in Almaty. [2]
The Almaty Tower or Kök Töbe Tower, the city's television tower, is located on the south-eastern slope of the hill. [2] It was built during 1975 and 1983, and if measured from sea level, this tower is one of the highest in the world – 372 meters tall. It has a couple observation platforms, but they are not open to the public.
The history of the park begins with the creation of the Almaty State Reserve in Zailiisky Alatau in 1931. Initially it occupied an area of 15,000 hectares in the valley of Malaya Almatinka river, in 1935, after increasing the area to 40,000 hectares, and then to 856.7 thousand hectares, it became known as Alma-Ata, covering the whole Zailiisky Alatau ridge.
The monument to Abylai Khan was installed in Almaty on December 16, 2000, on the station square in front of the Almaty-2 station building. The head of the team of authors is S.K. Baimagambetov, sculptor – K.K. Satybaldin, architects – T.E. Eraliev, Z.S. Baimagambetov, V.I. Sidorov, designer – M.E. Erkinov, foundry work – A.V. Volkov. [31]
The history of the Central Park dates back to the Russian establishment of civilian settlements around the fortification of Verny (now Almaty) and the rise of fisheries.. In 1856, scientist and gardener G. Krishtopenko laid the foundations for the park as a public garden in the floodplain of the Malaya Almatinka River, intended as a place of leisure for the officers of the Verny garrison.
The 28 Panfilov Guardsmen Park (Kazakh: 28 гвардияшы-панфиловшылар атындағы саябақ, romanized: 28 gvardiaşı-panfilovşylar atyndağy saiabaq; Russian: Парк имени 28 гвардейцев-панфиловцев, romanized: Park imeni 28 gvardeytsev-panfilovtsev) is an urban park near the Ascension Cathedral in east-central Almaty, Kazakhstan.