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{{Infobox building
|name               = Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center
|image              = File:Khan Shatyr.jpg
|image_size         = 275px
|caption            = Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, the highest [[tensile structure]] in the world
|location           = [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|51|7|56|N|71|24|14|E|display=inline,title}}
|status             = Completed
|start_date         = December 2006
|completion_date    = July 2010
|opening            = 5 July 2010
|building_type      = 
|antenna_spire      = 
|roof               = {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|top_floor          = 
|floor_count        = 
|elevator_count     = 
|cost               = {{US$|400,000,000}}
|floor_area         = {{convert|100,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
|architect          = [[Foster and Partners]]
|structural_engineer= [[Buro Happold]]
|engineer           = [[Selami Gürel]]<ref name="Building">{{Cite web|author=Lane, Thomas|date=16 July 2010|title=Kazakhstan: Building the world's largest tent|publisher=Building (magazine)|url=http://www.building.co.uk/kazakhstan-building-the-worlds-largest-tent/5002813.article |deadurl=no}}</ref><br>
[[Vector Foiltec]] (climate shell)
|developer          = 
|owner              = Sembol Construction<ref name="Building" />
}}

'''Khan Shatyr''' ("Royal Marquee") is a giant transparent tent in [[Astana]], the capital city of [[Kazakhstan]]. Built in a distinctively [[neo-futurism|neofuturist]] style, the architectural project was unveiled by the President of Kazakhstan [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] on December 9, 2006.

The 150m-high (500&nbsp;ft) tent has a 200m elliptical base covering {{convert|140000|sqm|ha acre}}.<ref name="Foster">[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1438/Default.aspx Foster and Partners page on the project]</ref> Underneath the tent, an area larger than 10 football stadiums, is an urban-scale internal park, shopping and entertainment venue with squares and cobbled streets, a boating river, shopping centre, minigolf and indoor beach resort. The [[fabric structure|fabric roof]] is constructed from [[ETFE]]-cushions provided by [[Vector Foiltec]] suspended on a network of cables strung from a central spire. The transparent material allows sunlight through which, in conjunction with the [[stack effect]], air heating and cooling systems, is designed to maintain an internal temperature between {{convert|15|-|30|C|F}} in the main space and {{convert|19|-|24|C|F}} in the retail units, while outside the temperature varies between {{convert|-35|and|35|C|F}} across the year.

Following the construction of the [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]] (opened in 2006), a giant glass pyramid, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center was the second national project in Astana designed by UK architect [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]] (of [[Foster and Partners]]), (Partners in Charge Filo Russo and Peter Ridley), and UK engineers [[Buro Happold]] led by Mike Cook.<ref>[http://www.burohappold.com/BH/NWS_2009_kahn_shantyry_tripod.aspx Buro Happold Press Release]</ref> Construction documentation architects were Linea and Gultekin.<ref name="Foster"/> The construction of the tent-city was the responsibility of the Turkish company [[Sembol]].

After a series of delays, the main mast was eventually erected in December 2008, and the whole complex was completed and opened on July 5, 2010, 70th birthday of [[List of leaders of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan's president]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. [[Andrea Bocelli]] gave a concert for the occasion,<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2010/06/15/Andrea-Bocelli-books-gig-in-Kazakhstan/UPI-60551276624467 Andrea Bocelli books gig in Kazakhstan], [[United Press International]], June 15, 2010 article.</ref><ref>[http://en.astana.kz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2605&Itemid=393 Opening of “Khan Shatyr” Trade Entertainment Center], Official [[Astana]] website - June 25, 2010.</ref> with guests including the [[President of Russia]], [[Dmitry Medvedev]]; the [[President of Ukraine]], [[Viktor Yanukovych]]; the [[President of Turkey]], [[Abdullah Gül]]; the [[President of Belarus]], [[Alexander Lukashenko]]; the [[President of Armenia]], [[Serzh Sargsyan]]; the [[President of Tajikistan]], [[Emomalii Rahmon]]; the [[President of Kyrgyzstan]], [[Roza Otunbayeva]]; the [[Crown prince]] of [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]], [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]; and the [[List of Kings of Jordan|King of Jordan]], [[Abdullah II]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kazakhstan/7873035/Giant-indoor-park-opened-for-Kazakh-presidents-birthday.html Giant indoor park opened for Kazakh president's birthday], [[The Daily Telegraph]], July 5, 2010 article.</ref><ref>[http://en.astana.kz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2724&Itemid=230 Astana Press Release July 5, 2010], Official [[Astana]] website - July 5, 2010.</ref>

== Related videos on web ==
Here are the list of some videos, recorded inside the Khan Shatyr:
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G9YSN5U3rQ Belly dance performance in Khan Shatyr]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzxSmk_xVpI Music performance in the Kazakhstan independence day, 2014]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbNA0mgHMRE Orchestra of State Philharmonic]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5geo9SfMCI Music performance in the "Best of Khan Shatyr 2014" event]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4nwcikg8go Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 1]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1QNmQ1FsNU Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 2]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2OiMxot3YQ Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 3]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75u5F9-00Pw Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 4]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWmf7hBAWio Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 5]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZOQBYYVHQ Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 6]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6GLgJNoTsY Concert by the National Orchestra of Astana, part 7]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sbfrides.com SBF-VISA group]
*[http://www.khanshatyr.com Khan Shatyr]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6165267.stm BBC News on the Giant Tent-City]
*[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1438/Default.aspx fosterandpartners.com]
*[http://www.vector-foiltec.com vector-foiltec.com/]
*[http://anmgroup.net/v2/project.html  ANM GROUP INTERNATIONAL]
*[http://natgeotv.com/uk/megastructures/galleries/worlds-biggest-tent Megastructures: World's Biggest Tent]
*[http://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Astana+020000,+Kazakhstan/@51.1322765,71.4034845,466m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x424580c47db54609:0x97f9148dddb19228 Google Maps]

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