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At the end of Kurmangazy Street, on Dostyk Avenue, is the highest residential building, a 26 story Kazakhstan Hotel. It is especially impressive at nights when its crown shaped roof sparkles with ruby lights and is in view from everywhere.
Climb higher than bird’s fly and have lunch in a cafe on the twenty sixth floor of the hotel.
The Kazakhstan Hotel forms one architectural complex with Abai’s Square and the Republic Palace. The latter is the main Almaty’s concert hall. You can visit it for free in daytime to see a huge (7.5 ton) Czech chandelier made up of 50, 000 small parts and 566 crystal pendants.
On the right from the Republic Palace, there is cable way linking Almaty with the Kocktobe hill (TV Tower). A small cable car will carry you over an old area nicknamed «Compote» for its streets: Pear Street, Cherry Street, Apple Street etc. From a special site at 1070 meters above the city, you will be able to view not only all Almaty and Zailisky Alatau mountains but also a heavy smog coat. So, try to schedule to visit the Kocktobe Hill on a windy day after rain and stay there until it is dark to see the night Almaty.
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