17:23, 30 April 2009 | GMT +5
Astana to build First President's Library, Opera and Ballet Theater and Mosque in 2011
ASTANA. April 30. KAZINFORM. /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ ?Construction of Opera and Ballet Theater, Fund and Library of the First President and Mosque for 5 thousand people will start in 2011 in Astana?, head of the Astana Department for Architecture and Town Planning Sarsembek Zhunussov said at the sitting of the Architectural Council under the President of Kazakhstan.

In whole 57 projects were submitted to the competition for the best design idea for the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Fund and Library of the First President and the Mosque. 15 projects are authored by foreign architects.
At the sitting of the Architectural Council with the participation of Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Astana Akim Imangali Tasmagambetov the results were summed up. The judges of the contest selected 2-3 projects for every building.
According to S. Zhunussov, the Head of the State will make a final decision within 10 days.