The square is somewhat barren in appearance, but it does contain some interest monuments including the city’s war memorial.
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The other monument of special note is the one which honours local mothers who have produced a heroically large number of children. At the centre of this monument is a silver-coloured statue of a women who holds in her right hand a laurel wreath and in her left hand is cradling a baby.
The city’s main administrative buildings are grouped together around the edge of the square.
Source: Kazakhstan (Bradt Travel Guides) Editor: Paul Brummell (ISBN: 978-1-78477-092-1)