Getting Arty In Almaty

Lots of cool stuff to see while walking around Almaty. Art is just around the corner!

Old Soviet car stuffed with apples. The old city name for Almaty was Alma-Ata, which means, "father of apples."

Did we mention apples are important? How about a giant apple, all painted up with an illustration of the grand, old Abay Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater? Photocubes, more Almaty area civic highlights.

Hunting for old relics. Here's a detail of an old, Soviet fence around an apartment complex. Celebrating the Olympics with a torch.

New art. A metal cutout pylon. The scene is the Circus building and imposing mountains in the background. Not really art. A permanent poster in a parking lot, showing new military recruits the proper way to hold a rifle. Look and learn.

Back to those big apples. And the circus building. Almaty doesn't hold back on promoting, combining its best tropes.