Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects

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Astaná, Kazakhstan
  • Size: 314m long
  • Clients: Mayor’s Office of Astana
  • City: Astaná
  • Country: Kazakhstan
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Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects - Exterior Photography
© Askhat Saduov

Text description provided by the architects. 314 meters long and 10.5 m wide Atyrau Bridge is one of the latest pieces of iconic architecture in contemporary Nur-Sultan. Designed by local young architects it’s become the most picturesque sightseeing in a historical part of the city.

Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects - Exterior Photography
© Askhat Saduov

Its design form and façade refer to the symbol of the Atyrau region a unique endemic – Caspian Sturgeon. Designed in a parametric manner, two and half thousand individual façade pieces of its shell create a shelter of the public space and give a sense of a place. It's truly one of the tourist destinations where people love to get together and bring their guests to visit.

Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects - Interior Photography
© Askhat Saduov
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Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects - Interior Photography
© Zhuldyzbek Dana

One of the features is the sturgeon bronze sculpture installed in the middle of the bridge as a keeper of the place, where tourists love to rub the statue’s nose what became a tradition that gives you good luck. The bridge was the gift of the Atyrau Region to the capital city on its 20th anniversary.

Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects - Exterior Photography, Waterfront
© Askhat Saduov

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Address:Astaná 020000, Kazakhstan

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Cite: "Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects" 11 Aug 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/966575/atyrau-bridge-il-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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