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Stopover Tour of Almaty ENGINEER'S ADVENTURES Ir. Lau Tai Onn Ir. Lau Tai Onn is a retired civil STOPOVER TOUR & structural engineer who is also secretary of the IEM Standing Committee on Information and Publications, a post he has held OF ALMATY continuously since 2007. The Ascension Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral constructed between 1904 and 1907. It is a five-domed and three-aisled structure with a built-in bell tower. The uniqueness of this church building is that it was completely made out of wood and without any nails. It is 56 meters tall and is among the top 8 tallest wooden buildings of the world. An interesting story about the cathedral is that it survived a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Ascension Cathedral Cathedral Interior 1911 with minimal damage, while almost all buildings in the area y wife and I joined a 10D/7N of the Soviet Union in 1991. were damaged. Some bishops tour to Turkey in late October, The first place we visited was Kok- attributed it to divine intervention, M2019, using Air Astana, the flag Tobe hill which is a popular recreation while others believed that it was carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan. area with amusement parks on top due to the construction technology For the flight from KL to Istanbul, we of a hill 1100 meters above sea level. of “anti-seismic basket” invented or had a one-hour transit at the airport From the sightseeing platform, we employed by the architect, Andrei in Almaty where the airline is based could enjoy the panoramic views of Pavlovich Zenkov. Wooden beams and another 16-hour transit (6.00 a.m. Almaty city. were fastened with rolling brackets to 10.00 p.m.) in Almaty for the return Then we visited the Central State and during the earthquake shake flight from Istanbul to K.L. Museum of Kazakhstan which is the walls were moving smoothly that For the 16-hour transit, Air Astana acclaimed to be one of the largest provided stability to the building. provided breakfast and hotel museums in Central Asia. It displays Historically, the church faced accommodation at no additional collections of Kazakh historical, hardship during the Soviet rule and cost as part of the Stopover Paid By archaeological, modern cultural was forced to be closed in 1927. Then Carrier (STPC) service. and political artifacts. There were it was robbed, all bells thrown down All but two of our tour group of interesting exhibitions of equipment and the library partially destroyed. It 25 members opted to join a half- of a warrior of the 13th-14th centuries, was used to house the Central State day city tour (US$100 per person) of the Great Silk Road’s trade, import Museum until 1994. Finally the Russian Almaty during the 16-hour transit; it items and others. Orthodox Church was given back the was arranged by the tour leader and Next was the Panfilov Park which is cathedral’s control in 1995 and after we were provided with a Kazakh local one of central Almaty's most popular undergoing some restoration works, it tour guide. strolling and hangout places for all was reopened for religious service in Almaty is the largest city in ages. The park is named after the 1997. Since then and up to now, the Kazakhstan and it served as the capital Soviet general Ivan Panfilov with a cathedral is a sanctuary for hundreds from 1929 to 1997. The capital was memorial of his 28 soldiers of an Almaty of Christians and a popular attraction relocated in 1997 to Astana, renamed infantry unit who died fighting off Nazi for tourists. as Nur-Sultan from 23 March, 2019, tanks in a village outside Moscow The city tour of Almaty was actually after long-term president Nursultan during the World War II in 1941. not in our original Turkey package tour Nazarbayev resigned after having The most impressive sight-seeing itinerary, but it turned out to be an been in office since 1990. Kazakhstan spot is the Ascension Cathedral, also eye-opening and enjoyable trip that was the last Soviet republic to declare known as Zenkov Cathedral, located should be considered a desirable independence prior to the dissolution at the heart of the Panfilov Park. destination by holidaymakers. FEBRUARY 2020 THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA JURUTERA 41.
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