Bayterek Tower

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The Baiterek town in the center of Kazakhstan is a reference to an ancient Kazakh myth about the origins of good and evil. In the myth, the Baiterek is the tree of life. A sacred bird, the Samruk, lays its golden egg high in the tree's branches. The golden egg is the sun, the giver of life and hope. Meanwhile, deep below ground a giant evil dragon, Aydahar, is gnawing at the roots of the tree of life in order to topple the tree and eat the egg. The conflict between the egg (light and hope) versus the dragon (darkness and evil) are a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil in the world.

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About this building

Bayterek Tower, designed by Akmurza Rustembekov, is located at Astaná, Kazajistán. It was built in 1996 - 2002.

It has a height of 105m.

If you want to learn more about the Bayterek Tower, don't hesitate to check the full article! Were you'll find a lot more information about it, including historical context, concept development, type of structure and materials used, and more.

About this photo

This photo was taken by Ken Fairfax on 2011:10:09 23:48:03. The image has been post-processed using Corel Photo Album 6, so it's possible that the shapes and/or colors have been modified, although these changes are usually minor and meant to improve the quality of the photo.

The camera used by the author of this photo was PENTAX K-x by PENTAX , with a shutter speed of 1/250, a focal distance of 4000/100 and an IOS of 200.

Image quaility

A shutter speed of 1/250 means the sensor was exposed for 0.004 seconds. This is a low enough value to guaranty that the image is probably sharp, even if captured without a tripod or if it has moving objects in it.

An ISO of 200 means the lightning conditions this photo was taken under were probably quite good, most likely in the outdoors during the day or with the help of a tripod. A low ISO like this usually translates into a good image quality, without "noise" or other kind distortions.

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