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26.04.2022 · Directorate of United Museums of the Astana City Akimat

90th Anniversary of the Birth of Shot-Aman Ualikhanov

April 26, 2022 marks 90 years since the birth of Shot-Aman Idrisovich Ualikhanov, an outstanding architect, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the author of the coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Independence Monument.

April 26, 2022 marks 90 years since the birth of Shot-Aman Idrisovich Ualikhanov, an outstanding architect, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the author of the coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Independence Monument. He passed away in the spring of last year, a year short of this anniversary.

Shot-Aman Idrisovich was a remarkably versatile person. Alongside his architectural work, he was known as a writer and playwright and, of course, was recognized in our country as a prominent public figure.

He is also the author of such architectural works as the monument "Stronger Than Death" in Semey, dedicated to the victims of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, the monument to Kenesary, the last Kazakh khan, in Astana, and monuments to Shokan Ualikhanov in Almaty, Shakarim in Semey, Akhmet Baitursynov in Kostanay, Talgat Begeldinov in Kokshetau, and others. Over his many years of creative work,

Shot-Aman Ualikhanov trained many students and followers, who are now leading architects and sculptors in Kazakhstan.