Almaty

The Ascension Cathedral in Almaty

The Ascension Cathedral is the largest Orthodox building (56 metres high) built entirely of wood and the second largest in the world. It was this architecture that enabled it… [...]

Mirrors

In Almaty, and perhaps more so than anywhere else in the Central Asian steppes, the layers of the past are reflected in the diverse architectural facades. The relocation of… [...]

Night bus

“Near the Green Bazaar at 3 a.m., I saw a bus and asked where it was headed. It was transporting street cleaners to neighborhoods across Almaty to clear snow… [...]

Flight over Almaty

A plane appears to be flying over the Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty. This building, built in 1977 and capable of withstanding an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter… [...]

Solidarity

A man protests on the streets of Almaty for the release of all political prisoners in Kazakhstan. His sign reads: We demand an end to harassment of civil society activists!… [...]

Snow in the president’s Park

TV palace

A palatial building is dedicated to television in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan: The building, built in 1983 with its stained glass panes and stalactite-like ornamentation, still houses the… [...]

On Republic Square

The monument… [...]

Roller coaster in the city centre

Right in… [...]

Stolovaya in Almaty

This “Stolovaya” – a canteen – in Almaty, Kazakhstan,… [...]

At the banks of Esentai

The Esentai… [...]

Metro in Almaty

Almaty has the only metro network in Kazakhstan to date – and next to the Uzbek capital Tashkent the second in Central Asia. The local metro was planned in the… [...]