View of a fresco depicting the figure of Manaschi Sayakbay Karalayev (1894-1971). The wall and the surrounding ruins and buildings belong to the complex Aalam-Ordo, literally the “center of the universe”.

Begun in 2007, it was supposed to be a center for culture, science and spirituality, however it was never completed. A Kyrgyz utopia initiated by the politician and businessman Tashkul Kereksisov.

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Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany)