Status Complete Opening 2010 Height 180 m Construction started 2006 Cost 250 million USD | Location Astana, Kazakhstan Roof 170 m (560 ft) Floors 42 Opened 2010 | |
 | ||
Floor count 42 (the tallest building) Floor area 462,568 m (4,979,040 sq ft) Similar Triumph of Astana, Nur‑Astana Mosque, Khan Shatyr Entertain, Bayterek Tower, Palace of Peace and Reconciliation | ||
Northern Lights is a mixed office and residential building whose construction was completed in early 2010. It is located on the fast-developing Left Bank area of Astana, Kazakhstan, lying approximately halfway between the now iconic Bayterek Tower and the giant KazMunayGaz headquarters. The complex consists of three towers of 32, 34 and 42 floors, all of which are recognisable from some considerable distance by their distinctive wavy, curvaceous outlines and garnish of blue-green reflective glass. The upper floors afford views across the whole of Astana and, since it is located near the city's fringe, also much of the surrounding steppe. The tallest block tops out at a structural height of 165 m. Northern Lights' three towers are connected by a two-story stylobate where the parking and basic shopping facilities are located.