The Ascension Cathedral, also known as the Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was built between 1904 and 1907 by the architect Andrei Zenkov, and is one of the few buildings in Almaty that survived the 1911 earthquake.
The main city amusement park, water park, dolphinarium, dinopark, boating – in this park, it’s hard to get bored even if you want to. In the middle of the central lake, on the island, there is a restaurant that you can take a boat to or stroll along the lovely openwork bridge. Various strength meters, shooting galleries, magicians, face painting artists.
Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 2,249,500 in 2024. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936, while the country was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991, a union republic and finally from 1991, an independent state. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola (now called Astana).
On the territory of the park are located the famous Ascension Cathedral, the monument to Panfilov Heroes, the Eternal Flame, the Museum of Kazakh folk musical instruments, the Artichoke Theater and several restaurants. During the day in the park, you can ride ponies, feed pigeons and just have a nice walk along coniferous alleys and mysterious shady paths.
