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The Alau Ice Palace is an 8,000-seat speed skating oval in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was ranked first among the world’s speed skating stadiums according to the Dutch AD Sportwereld publication’s ranking. As well as speed skating, it is also used for other sports and was opened in December 2011.
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The men's national team play at Astana Arena (capacity 30,000), 4 km south of city centre along Qabanbai Batyr Ave. The city's club FC Astana also play here in the Premier League, Kazakhstan's top tier.
The city's "Olympic training centre" and "cycling track," as well as the home venue of the basketball club BC Astana who, like the hockey team, play in the Russian league.
Home to Barys Astana, the only Kazakh team to play in the Russian KHL. Good atmosphere and teams rarely sell out so tickets are cheap and readily available.
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A modern triumphal arch, though mimicking the style of a Roman one.
Group of modern building where the Expo 2017 world exhibition was held in 2017. The event was focused on alternative energy sources, and the central building which was Kazakhstan's pavilion, is nowadays a museum dedicated to this topic.
The imposant headquarters of KazMunayGas, the government company controlling Kazakhstan's oil and gas exploration. It's made up of two buildings joined by an arch which the avenue to the presidential palace passes through.