SEMANTICS OF TURQUOISE DOME IN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE OF NUR-SULTAN

The article reveals the semantic role of the architectural landscape of the capital in the process of searching for national identity and self-determination on the example of the new capital of Kazakhstan – Nur-Sultan. The genesis of the semantic code of the architectural element is determined – the turquoise dome, the features of its work in the structure of the semantic framework of the architectural environment of Nur-Sultan are analyzed. The author presents her own interpretation of the blue dome symbol as a phenomenon of the new Kazakh cultural and ideological paradigm.