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{{Expand Russian|date=August 2012|Ак орда}}

{{Infobox building
|name = Akorda Presidential Palace
|image = Ak Orda Presidential Palace.jpg
|image_size = 275px
|caption =
|location = [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
|coordinates = {{coord|51|07|33|N|71|26|47|E|region:KZ-AST|display=inline,title}}
|status =
|start_date = 2001
|completion_date = 2004
|opening =
|building_type =
|antenna_spire =
|roof = {{convert|80|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|top_floor =
|floor_count = 7
|elevator_count =
|cost =
|floor_area = {{convert|36,720|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} (total)
|main_contractor = [[Mabetex]] group
|structural_engineer=
|engineer =
|developer =
|owner =
|current_tenants = [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], [[President of Kazakhstan]]
}}
The '''Akorda''' ({{lang-kk|Ақорда}}/''Aqorda'', اقوردا - "the white horde") '''Presidential Palace''' is the official workplace of the [[President of Kazakhstan]], located in the capital city of [[Astana]]. Akorda Presidential Palace was built within three years,<ref name="astana">{{cite web|url=http://www.astana-hotels.net/astana/sights/ak-orda.htm |title= "Akorda" Palace of the President in Astana|year=2011|publisher=Astana Hotels.net|accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref> and officially opened in 2004. It was built by the [[Mabetex]] group.,<ref name="mabetex">{{Cite web|url=http://www.balkanwelfare.org/pdf/Mabetex_CNN.pdf |title=Kazakhstan's capital develops into a gem |accessdate=2010-03-26|author=CNN Traveler Promotion |year=2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100216224003/http://www.balkanwelfare.org/pdf/Mabetex_CNN.pdf| archivedate= 16 February 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref> founded by [[Behgjet Pacolli]] 3rd [[President of Kosovo]] and 1st Deputy Prime Minister of [[Republic of Kosovo|Kosovo]].

Situated on the left bank of the [[Ishim River|Ishim (Esil) River]], it is the president’s place of work and houses the staff of the Presidential Administration; it is not the president’s place of residence.<ref name="brummell">Paul Brummell, ''Bradt Kazakhstan'' (Bradt Travel Guide, 2008), 92.</ref> The palace includes a blue and gold dome topped with a spire. This golden statue atop the dome includes a sun with 32 rays at its apex, and also includes a [[steppe eagle]] flying beneath the sun.<ref name="mabetex"/><ref name="brummell"/>

The building's height (including the spire) is 80 meters.<ref name="astana"/> The first floor includes a Grand Central Hall, the Hall of Press Conferences, the Gala Hall, and the Winter Garden.<ref name="astana"/> The second floor includes offices,<ref name="astana"/> while the third floor is used for international events, and includes various halls (Marble Hall; Golden Hall; Oval Hall; Oriental Hall, built in the form of a [[yurt]];<ref name="astana"/> the Hall of Extended Negotiations).<ref name="astana"/> The fourth floor includes a Dome Hall, meeting hall for the Government of the Republic, and the Library.<ref name="astana"/>

The color gold features prominently throughout the complex and twenty-one types of marble were used for the floor patterns.<ref name="mabetex"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ak orda.jpg|Akorda at night
File:10000 tenge (2006) r.jpg|2006 series 10,000 [[Kazakhstani tenge|tenge]] note featuring Akorda
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.akorda.kz/}}

[[Category:Official residences in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Astana]]
[[Category:Presidential residences]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 2004]]

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Cydebot: Robot - Moving category Presidential palaces to :Category:Presidential residences per CFD at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2017 February 6.