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| Tallest tent opens in Kazakhstan | Tallest tent opens in Kazakhstan |
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| Not a peg or guy rope in sight: Inside are shops, cinemas and even a beach | Not a peg or guy rope in sight: Inside are shops, cinemas and even a beach |
| The world's tallest tent has opened to the public in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. | |
| Designed by the British architects Foster & Partners, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre in the capital Astana is 150m (490ft) high. | Designed by the British architects Foster & Partners, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre in the capital Astana is 150m (490ft) high. |
| It opens on the day the city celebrates its 13th anniversary, and President Nursultan Nazarbayev his 70th birthday. | It opens on the day the city celebrates its 13th anniversary, and President Nursultan Nazarbayev his 70th birthday. |
| The centre has a huge indoor leisure park, designed to be protected from the region's harsh climate. | The centre has a huge indoor leisure park, designed to be protected from the region's harsh climate. |
| Running track | Running track |
| Standing on a 20m concrete base, Khan Shatyr is the city's highest structure and the world's tallest tent. | Standing on a 20m concrete base, Khan Shatyr is the city's highest structure and the world's tallest tent. |
| Inside, visitors will find shops, restaurants and cinemas - even an artificial beach and a running track. | Inside, visitors will find shops, restaurants and cinemas - even an artificial beach and a running track. |
| Astana experiences extreme changes in temperature, from 30C in the summer to -30C in the winter. | Astana experiences extreme changes in temperature, from 30C in the summer to -30C in the winter. |
| The giant tent, which took four years to build, is designed to withstand harsh weather and maintain a comfortable temperature inside. | The giant tent, which took four years to build, is designed to withstand harsh weather and maintain a comfortable temperature inside. |
| It is the latest in an extraordinary building programme that has transformed Astana since it became the Kazakh capital 13 years ago. | It is the latest in an extraordinary building programme that has transformed Astana since it became the Kazakh capital 13 years ago. |