Almaty - City Center

Hotel Kazakhstan, the second tallest building in Almaty	Hotel Kazakhstan, a 1970 Soviet construction, Almaty	Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty	Казахстан Гостиница
Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty	Abai Kunanbayev statue	Ghani Muratbayev	Children's Republican Palace, Almaty
Children's Republican Palace, Almaty	Satpaev Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakh National Agrarian University, School of Engineering	Kazakh National Agrarian University, 1954, Almaty
Abay Avenue, Almaty	Mosaic, Dostyk Ave, Almaty	Mosaic of a Chinese dragon, Dostyk Ave, Almaty	Alma-Ata Center
Alma-Ata was the name of the city during the Soviet era	Monument to Taras Shevchenko, national poet of Ukraine	Zodiac Fountain, Almaty	Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences, Almaty
Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan replaced the Kazakh SSR emblem on the Academy of Sciences	Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Soviet Emblem, Kazakh Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, Almaty	Archaeologist Alkey Margulan (1904-1985)	Abay Opera Garden, Almaty	Café next to the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Furmanov St
Opera Garden, Almaty	Wedding party tour, Abay Opera, Almaty	Steven in Almaty	Abay State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tchaikovsky and Rybnikov at the Kazakh State Academy Theatre, Sept 2014	Jambyl Jabayev (1846-1945), a traditional Kazakh folksinger	Fountain on the west side of the Opera House, Almaty	Capital Center, Almaty
Capital Center, Almaty	"Olymp", Capital Center	Capital Center, Almaty	Bolshoi Concert Hall, Almaty
Yellow is a popular color in the older areas of Almaty	Kazakh President Nazarbayev	Aliya & Manshook, Old Square Park	Алия и Маншук
Old Square Park. Almaty	Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty	Kazakh-British Technical University, Tole Bi Street	Tole Bi Street, Almaty
Qakaq Banki, Almaty	Panfilov Street in Almaty's old city center	Classical Russian architecture in Almaty's old city center	Early-Soviet high rise on Furmanov, Almaty's Main Street
Classy building, downtown Almaty	100a Furmanov Street, Almaty	What Russian-designed A380 would look like	Arsan Spa complex, Tolebaev St, Almaty
Otrar Hotel, Gogol St, Almaty	Jeweler Center, Almaty	Souvenir shop in an downtown bazar, Almaty	Green Market, Almaty
Doner Kebab shop, Green Market	Pastries, Green Market	Traditional Central Asian flat bread, Green Market	An old woman in traditional costume
Not many tourists around so she hammed it up for me a bit	Row of mannequins along Pushkin Street, Almaty	Central Mosque of Almaty, 1999, Kazakhstan	Central Mosque of Almaty
Minarets of the Central Mosque	Gold dome of the Almaty Central Mosque	Central Mosque of Almaty	Central Mosque
Central Mosque, Pushkin St, Almaty	Central Mosque, Pushkin St, Almaty	Central Mosque, Pushkin St, Almaty	Raiymbek Batyr (1705-1785)
Raiymbek Batyr was a famous 18th C. Kazakh warrior	Batyr' is an honorific term meaning hero in Khazakh	Raiymbek Batyr is at the north end of Pushkin St	Райымбек батыр
Raiymbek Batyr monument, Almaty	Attention! Video Control, Almaty	Post Office "Kazpochta"	Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty
National Pedagogical University, 13 Dostyk Ave, Almaty	Small bust of Abai in front of the Pedagogical University, Almaty	Kazakhstan - Foreign Exchange	Nurgisa Tilendiev, Kazakh Composer
Нұрғиса Тілендиев	Statue of Nurgisa Tilendiev, Furmaniev St, Almaty	Nurgisa Tilendiev, Kazakh Composer	Nurgisa Tilendiev, Kazakh Composer
Нұрғиса Тілендиев	Soviet-era apartments off Furmanov St, south of the Central State Musuem	Soviet-era apartments off Furmanov St, south of the Central State Musuem