The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (Kazakh: Бейбітшілік пен келісім сарайы, Beibıtşılık pen kelısım saraiy), also translated as the Pyramid of Peace and Accord, is a 62-metre-high (203 ft) pyramid in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, since 2019, that serves as a non-denominational national spiritual centre and event venue.
$58 million), the project was conceived as a permanent venue for the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which meets triennially in a purpose-built conference chamber at the apex of the pyramid.
The upper two rows of triangles, four triangles per side, are clad in 9700 square feet of modern stained glass,[4] an artwork by architectural artist Brian Clarke which forms the glazed apex,[5] and incorporates ceramic glaze screen-printed imagery of pigeons in flight,[6][7][8] as do the twenty eight diamond-shaped stained glass windows on the four sides of the lower level of the building, which total 1076 square feet.
The building is conceived as a global center for religious understanding, the renunciation of violence and the promotion of faith and human equality.
Sembol Construction undertook a Design and Build contract, and were ultimately responsible for the final details and finishes, some of which varied considerably from the Foster and Tabanlıoğlu (Tabanlioglu) intent.