Baiterek (monument)

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Baiterek tower
Kazakh: Бәйтерек, Bäiterek Russian: Байтерек
Baiterek Tower
Alternative names	Bayterek
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Monument, observation tower
Location	Astana, Kazakhstan
Coordinates	51°07′42″N 71°25′50″E / 51.12833°N 71.43056°E / 51.12833; 71.43056
Construction started	October 25, 1996
Completed	August 30, 2002
Renovated	2017
Height
Antenna spire	105 m (344 ft)
Top floor	97 m (318 ft)

Baiterek (Kazakh: Бәйтерек, romanized: Bäiterek; "tall poplar tree") is a monument and observation tower in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. A tourist attraction popular with foreign visitors and Kazakhs, it is emblematic of the city, which became capital of the country in 1997. The tower is located on Nurjol Boulevard, and is considered a symbol of post-independence Kazakhstan.^[1]