The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana, also called the Pyramid of Peace and Accord, was designed by Foster and Partners for the City of Astana. Tabanlıoğlu Architects prepared construction packages, Buro Happold did structural design, and Brian Clarke made the stained-glass apex. Construction began in 2004. It was completed in 2006 and inaugurated on September 1, 2006, at a cost of about $58 million. The article gives its style as high-tech and postmodern.
The pyramid is 203 feet (62 m) high on a 203-foot square base, atop a 49-foot earth-covered block. A steel frame carries pale granite on the lower three tiers and stained glass above. One corner is anchored on bridge bearings to allow thermal expansion of up to 30 centimeters.
It holds a 1,300-seat opera house, a non-denominational spiritual center, a museum, a library and a research center. The article gives no hours.
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