For your attention there is a photo gallery, dedicated to the Congress of World and Traditional Religions.
The start of the tour.
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening! You are welcome to our palace of Peace and Reconciliation! The palace of Peace and Reconciliation is one of the famous cultural centers of Astana. My name is….. and I invite you to the tour of this unique architectural building of our capital.
The idea of construction of the “Palace of Peace and Reconciliation” was suggested by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Leader of the Nation N.A. Nazarbayev at the First Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which was conducted in September 2003 at the Palace of Celebrations (Saltanat Saraiy) in Astana.
The first congress became an epochal event of the early 21st century. The President’s suggestion of global dialogue of cultures and religions found out support by the primary hierarchs of the World Confession. In 2006, at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation was already held the second congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
Model of Palace of Peace and Reconciliation.
For your attention there is the model of our Palace, where we will attend 3 main halls with you such as: there is the exhibition hall at the 1st floor, at the same time there is an Opera hall; at the 3rd floor there you can see the biggest hall of our Pyramid - Atrium and the last step of our tour will be the 8th floor which is the top of our Palace there you can see the small conference hall-Cradle.
The 1st picture: Foster and partners.
To define the best project of the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation was announced an international competition. The competition completed by the victory of British architect Norman Foster at 2004.
Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. In 1983, N.R. Foster was awarded the Gold Medal of Royal institute of Architects in UK. He also awarded the titles of “Knight” and “Lord”. He was twice the Pritzker prizeman (which is well-known as the Nobel Prize in architectural sphere). On December 13, 2014 N.R. Foster was awarded the State Prize for the contribution to the development of architectural art by the President of Kazakhstan N.A.Nazarbayev.
The 2nd sketch: elevators.
Here for your attention the original sketches of Norman Foster. Lifts go/move not up and down by one line, they move diagonally at the angle to the 60 degrees. Lifts like this except The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, you can meet in the “Eiffel tower” in Paris, in hotel “Luxor” in Las Vegas and others.
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The 3rd sketch: general parameters of the Pyramid.
The building was constructed in the form of regular pyramid, the height of the building is 75 meters. It combines the coordination of the golden section: length of the challenges of the building foundation is 63 meters, and the height is 63 meters. The general area of the pyramid is 28 thousand square meters.
The 4th sketch: construction process.
Building of the Palace was began in autumn of 2005, and was ended in record short period of time (13 monthes) by turkish building company. 2000 builders of different nationalities participated in construction phase: the Kazakhs, the Russians, the Turks, the British, the Italians, the Hungarians, the Uzbeks and others.
The 5th sketch: peculiarities of the construction .
The base of the pyramid consists of steel. The general weight of steel is 5100 tones. British architect Norman Foster took into consideration the sharpy continental climate of the city, and in order to avoid building deformation it was constructed on the movable foundation. Because of this, big steel carcass moves in winter, when the temperature in Astana falls, sometimes to the – 40 degree, structure is compresses and moves. The dimensions of the building, depending on the «season differences», change in 6 cm.
The 6th sketch: The top of the Opera hall likes the sun.
There is the most beautiful element of the Opera hall is the top in the form of the sun, symbolizes the energy and the eternal life.
The 7th sketch: the meaning of the form of Pyramid.
The shape of the building, which is a pyramid, has its special meaning. For many ethnic groups of the world, a pyramid has a sacred significance reflecting the people’s idea of maintaining contacts with the supreme forces of nature and spirit. For many people, it is associated with the ancient Egyptian civilization as one of the most marvelous and majestic human works. A pyramid produces positive energy and brings success. A pyramid has the full right to be considered as one of the steadiest shapes in geometry. It has a solid foundation; its four sides are identical and represent the four elements: earth, water, fire and air. Today, the Pyramid symbolizes the unity of different religions, ethnicities, and cultures. It symbolizes the openness of our country and people for the whole world.
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The 8th sketch: explanation of the top of the Pyramid.
The top of the Pyramid is embellished by stained-glass window with color of Kazakhstan’s state flag. The flag with image of eagle and sun in the center, and with gold colored Kazakh national carving – symbolize the independence, freedom and secularity of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This stained – glass window with picture of doves was created by famous British painter Brain Clarke.
The 9th sketch: B.Clarke and his works.
Brian Clarke is a British artist, painter, stained glass designer. Some of his projects include the Cathedral Church in England, the Victoria Quarter in England.As for our building there are 130 doves at the stained glasses were drawn by B.Clarke. These 130 dove symbolize 130 nations living in tolerance in our independent republic. Between the layers of glasses there is net with image of doves.
For your attention there is a photo gallery, dedicated to the Congress of World and Traditional Religions.
Every three year at the Atrium hall held the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. Peace and harmony, dialogue between cultures and religions in our multi-ethnic country recognized by global standard. Kazakhstan has become a global center of inter-religious dialogue.
Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions has made a significant contribution to the global process of intercultural dialogue and civilization.
Convene a multilateral forum for inter-religious dialogue and collective solutions to reduce the tension in the world in this initiative on the use of the generally recognized and supported by the scale of the members of the international community, is an adequate response to the demand of the modern world.
After the end of work of I Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions in the Palace of ceremony - «Saltanat Saraiy» September, 24 2003 on a viewing platform of monument "Baiterek" ceremony of signing by heads of religions and faiths of the historical document was held. This document - an original cloth from a tree where words in the Kazakh and Russian languages were cut: “Let has Kazakhstan - the ground of the world and the harmony been blessed”.
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The theme of the I Congress: was held on 23-24 September 2003,17 delegations from 14 countries, under the title “The achievement of mutual respect and tolerance between religions, confessions, nations and ethnic groups”.
The theme of the II Congress: was held on September 12-13, 2006 in Astana under the title “Religion, society and international security”, 29 delegations from 26 countries of the world.
The theme of the III Congress: was held on July 1-2,2009 under the title“The Role of Religious Leaders in Building a World of Tolerance, Mutual Respect and Cooperation”. 77 delegations from 35 countries of world.
The theme of the IV Congress: was held on May 30-31,2012 under thetitle “Peace and harmony as the choice of mankind”, 85 delegations from 40 countries of world.
The theme of the V Congress: was held on June 10-11,2015 under thetitle “Dialogue of Religious Leaders and Politicians for peace and Development”, 80 delegations from 42 countries of world.
For your attention is the exhibition of national costumes of nationalities living in our country. This exhibition is dedicated to the 15th Anniversary Session of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan in 2009.
There are 21 models of national costumes such as: kazakh, kyrgyz, karakalpak, uzbek, korean, polish, ukrainian, vainakh, jewish, russian, national costume of the people Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, turkish, bulgarian, tatar, german, balkar, dungan, armenian, azerbaijan, georgian. All costumes are presents from ethno-cultural centers and embassies of different countries in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The population of Kazakhstan is about 18 millions. Activities of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan is aimed at implementation of the state national policy, ensuring socio-political stability in the country and improving the efficiency of cooperation between state institutions and civil society in the sphere of interethnic relations. The Assembly today is a constitutional body headed by its Chairman - the President of the country, the Leader of Nations N.A.Nazarbayev.
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In 2011, at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation was held the presentation of unique exhibition “Treasures of Egypt Pyramids”, where participated the embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt in Kazakhstan.
The exhibition of “Treasures of Egypt Pyramids” consists of 18 exhibits, representing the culture of ancient Egypt and some periods of Egyptian history: Ancient, Middle and New Kingdom, the era of Alexander the Great and the Egypt under the Muslim ruling.
The most valuable exhibit is the licenze copy of the legendary exhibit of the bust of the Queen Nefertiti. She may had been the co-regent of Egypt with Akhenaton, who ruled from 1351 to 1334 BC (before Christ).
The Nefertiti bust was found on 6 December 1912 by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt. It was found where had been the sculptor Thutmose's workshop, along with other unfinished busts of Nefertiti. The height of the bust is 47 cm; the weight is approximately 20 kg.
There are some versions why left eye is missed:
1. The missing eye led to speculation that Nefertiti may have suffered from an ophthalmic infection.
2. The 2nd that the bust in Berlin was a model for official portraits and was used by the master sculptor for teaching his pupils how to carve the internal structure of the eye, and thus the left iris was not added.
There are statues of statues of pharaohs Chefren, Menkaura, Tutankhamen, an Ancient Egyptian writer, an Egyptian servant, an Egyptian warrior, gods of Ancient Egypt - Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, the sculpture of The Alexander Great, verses from the Quran from the Hassan mosque (stone carving), fresco painting "Geese" detail of mural in Medium, relief ornament with stained-glass window from a mosque in Cairo.
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