{"product_id":"almaty-architectural-guide-9783869227276","title":"Almaty: Architectural Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor many centuries horse-riding peoples populated the steppes to the north of today's Almaty and the green hills to the south, but the city itself - formerly known as 'Alma-Ata' - is not even 180 years old.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmaty's initial development was closely linked to the expansion of the Russian Empire. Today Almaty is Kazakhstan's largest metropolis, a vibrant milieu where the encounter between different cultures is also reflected in the architecture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrthodox cathedrals and mosques, Soviet Neoclassicism and monumental mosaic art, Brutalism and brand-new skyscrapers: this book presents more than 100 buildings from the past and pre-sent. Author Edda Schlager has spent two -decades in Almaty, covering the transformation of the city and the -country as a journalist for inter-national media. Critical essays by and interviews with local actors contribute to her broad, -kaleidoscopic panorama of one of the most fas-cinating Central Asian metropolises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchlager, Edda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Edda Schlager (b. 1972), Journalist and photographer. Lived in Almaty from 2005 to 2023, reporting on Central Asia for German and international newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV stations. Has a MA in geography. Author of -Architekturführer Duschanbe, published (in German) by DOM publishers in 2017.","brand":"Dom Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705036112146,"sku":"9783869227276","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76377f63-5607-4eec-aff2-f074ec222ad7.jpg?v=1762337945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/almaty-architectural-guide-9783869227276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}