Another attraction of Ashgabat was included in Guinness World Records. This time the attention of the authors of the annual catalogue of world records was drawn by the new Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre, or rather its main architectural feature – the huge Oguz Khan star that has been certified as the world’s largest architectural star.
The Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre has been recently opened with participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the eve of the main national holiday within the grandiose parade of architectural and building premieres to mark the 20th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan.
The giant facility which sprang up on the slope of the Kopetdag ridge in the south of Ashgabat is seen nearly from any part of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. In the daytime the sunbeams reflected from its windows and in the night time nightfall – colour lighting and illumination ‘ensure’ the shine of the monumental eight-sided star crowned with the high tower.
The height of the Broadcasting Centre together with the crowning antenna is 211 metres. The main block of the complex is the 31-storey building with a revolving restaurant on the 29th floor which provides splendid panoramic view of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. One can enjoy the amenities of Ashgabat and mountainous landscape of the Kopetdag Mountains from the observation deck on the upper floor.
It should be noted that Ashgabat has been mentioned in Guinness World Records among outstanding phenomena and events. The Turkmen capital was mentioned first as the city with the tallest flagpole where the Turkmen flag was hoisted at the height of 133 metres in 2008. Ashgabat was mentioned for the second time as the city with the construction of the largest number of fountains in a public place. This is the architectural and sculptural ensemble, embodying the founder of the Turkmen nation Oguz Khan and his six sons. This complex consists of 27 synchronized, illumined and programmed fountains occupying the 15 hectare-area.
It is symbolic that the magnificent architectural ensemble is built on the road leading to the air gates to the Turkmen capital – for visitors arriving in Turkmenistan from all over the world increase in number with every passing year. And the fact that the statutes of the national heroes – legendary Oguz Khan riding a horse and his sons Gun Khan, Ay Khan, Yildyz Khan, Gek Khan, Dag Khan and Dengiz Khan welcomes visitors arriving in Ashgabat is an embodiment of hospitality inherent in the Turkmen people who revere their history and traditions.
5,000 years ago the Turkmen Oguz founded their first state. The most important things Oguz Khan advocated were peace, unity and solidarity of the people that were essential for the welfare and prosperity of any country. Today we maintain Oguz Khan’s wise and noble traditions enriching them with new content. The figurative embodiment of this continuity and the sacred memory of ancestors, the faithfulness to national sources was the Oguz Khan eight-sided star which has a dignified place among the national symbols, modern Turkmen architecture, art and design and has given rise to an ornamental style of interior and exterior decorating buildings, constructions, etc.
This idea has a monumental interpretation in the architecture of the new TV tower in Ashgabat and the Bagt Kosgi Wedding Palace which has been recently opened with participation of the Turkmen leader. The designers of these projects meant the Oguz Khan star to symbolize peacefulness of the Turkmen people, their unbreakable unity and solidarity and the creative spirit and strength of the modern Turkmen state.
The projects of the constructions included in Guinness World Records and Bagt Kosgi were implemented by the well-known Turkish company Polimeks, one of Turkmenistan’s long-term and dependable business partners, which has built many other landmark and large-scale facilities throughout Turkmenistan.
It should be noted that along with the modern architectural sights of Ashgabat the giant carpet “Altyn Asyr”, a masterpiece created by Turkmen carpet weavers is an entry to Guinness World Records. It was certified as the world’s largest handmade carpet in 2003. The area of this huge carpet woven at the Baharly carpet factory art is 301 square metres and it is 14 metres by 20 metres in size. Each square metre has up to 304,000 knots, and it weighs about 1.5 tons. It was woven to mark the 10th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan. It took 40 carpet makers eight months to tie 120 million of knots!
Before the Turkmen Kalby (the Soul of the Turkmen) carpet with the area of 193 square metres woven during the Great Patriotic War has carried the palm.
Time does not stand still, and Guinness World Records is enriched and updated. However, there is no doubt that magnificent buildings, fountains sparkling in the sun and many other masterpieces of the epoch of new Revival to be constructed in the future will set many world records. These will certainly include the carpets enrapturing the world with their size and uniqueness.
Vast opportunities are opened up for the Turkmen capital that is tuning today into one of the most beautiful, comfortable and dynamically developing cities in the world which draw increasing interest of the world community, its business, political, cultural and scientific circles. Another evidence for it is an undiminishing interest of the editorial board of Guinness World Records published more than 100 million copies in over 100 countries of the world in dozens of languages.
The Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre has been recently opened with participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the eve of the main national holiday within the grandiose parade of architectural and building premieres to mark the 20th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan.
The giant facility which sprang up on the slope of the Kopetdag ridge in the south of Ashgabat is seen nearly from any part of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. In the daytime the sunbeams reflected from its windows and in the night time nightfall – colour lighting and illumination ‘ensure’ the shine of the monumental eight-sided star crowned with the high tower.
The height of the Broadcasting Centre together with the crowning antenna is 211 metres. The main block of the complex is the 31-storey building with a revolving restaurant on the 29th floor which provides splendid panoramic view of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. One can enjoy the amenities of Ashgabat and mountainous landscape of the Kopetdag Mountains from the observation deck on the upper floor.
It should be noted that Ashgabat has been mentioned in Guinness World Records among outstanding phenomena and events. The Turkmen capital was mentioned first as the city with the tallest flagpole where the Turkmen flag was hoisted at the height of 133 metres in 2008. Ashgabat was mentioned for the second time as the city with the construction of the largest number of fountains in a public place. This is the architectural and sculptural ensemble, embodying the founder of the Turkmen nation Oguz Khan and his six sons. This complex consists of 27 synchronized, illumined and programmed fountains occupying the 15 hectare-area.
It is symbolic that the magnificent architectural ensemble is built on the road leading to the air gates to the Turkmen capital – for visitors arriving in Turkmenistan from all over the world increase in number with every passing year. And the fact that the statutes of the national heroes – legendary Oguz Khan riding a horse and his sons Gun Khan, Ay Khan, Yildyz Khan, Gek Khan, Dag Khan and Dengiz Khan welcomes visitors arriving in Ashgabat is an embodiment of hospitality inherent in the Turkmen people who revere their history and traditions.
5,000 years ago the Turkmen Oguz founded their first state. The most important things Oguz Khan advocated were peace, unity and solidarity of the people that were essential for the welfare and prosperity of any country. Today we maintain Oguz Khan’s wise and noble traditions enriching them with new content. The figurative embodiment of this continuity and the sacred memory of ancestors, the faithfulness to national sources was the Oguz Khan eight-sided star which has a dignified place among the national symbols, modern Turkmen architecture, art and design and has given rise to an ornamental style of interior and exterior decorating buildings, constructions, etc.
This idea has a monumental interpretation in the architecture of the new TV tower in Ashgabat and the Bagt Kosgi Wedding Palace which has been recently opened with participation of the Turkmen leader. The designers of these projects meant the Oguz Khan star to symbolize peacefulness of the Turkmen people, their unbreakable unity and solidarity and the creative spirit and strength of the modern Turkmen state.
The projects of the constructions included in Guinness World Records and Bagt Kosgi were implemented by the well-known Turkish company Polimeks, one of Turkmenistan’s long-term and dependable business partners, which has built many other landmark and large-scale facilities throughout Turkmenistan.
It should be noted that along with the modern architectural sights of Ashgabat the giant carpet “Altyn Asyr”, a masterpiece created by Turkmen carpet weavers is an entry to Guinness World Records. It was certified as the world’s largest handmade carpet in 2003. The area of this huge carpet woven at the Baharly carpet factory art is 301 square metres and it is 14 metres by 20 metres in size. Each square metre has up to 304,000 knots, and it weighs about 1.5 tons. It was woven to mark the 10th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan. It took 40 carpet makers eight months to tie 120 million of knots!
Before the Turkmen Kalby (the Soul of the Turkmen) carpet with the area of 193 square metres woven during the Great Patriotic War has carried the palm.
Time does not stand still, and Guinness World Records is enriched and updated. However, there is no doubt that magnificent buildings, fountains sparkling in the sun and many other masterpieces of the epoch of new Revival to be constructed in the future will set many world records. These will certainly include the carpets enrapturing the world with their size and uniqueness.
Vast opportunities are opened up for the Turkmen capital that is tuning today into one of the most beautiful, comfortable and dynamically developing cities in the world which draw increasing interest of the world community, its business, political, cultural and scientific circles. Another evidence for it is an undiminishing interest of the editorial board of Guinness World Records published more than 100 million copies in over 100 countries of the world in dozens of languages.
