The most important structure on the bank of the Ishim River is a monument to the khan of Kenesary, thanks to which the embankment breathes with history. The sculptor Nurlan Dalbay and the architect Shota Valikhanov immortalized the name of the last kazakh khan, who started the offensive against Tsarist Russia right from the coast of Yesil.
His sarbazes (private soldiers) stormed the fortress of Akmola. Under the banner of Kenesary Kasymov assembled those who were dissatisfied with the rule of tsarist Russia - Tatars, Russians, Bashkirs, Kirghiz, and Kazakhs. The army was international. The place for the monument was chosen by the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.This monument is one of the symbols of independence and restored statehood of Kazakhstan. Kenesary Kasymov (1802-1847) is 32d Kazakh khan, grandson of Khan Ablai, Genghisid by origin, leader of the most mass uprising in the 19th century for the country's independence against the Russian colonial policy.
In this figure, the freedom-loving spirit of the Kazakh people revealed with special strength and clarity. The monument to the khan of Kenesary was opened on May 10, 2001. The total height of the monument is 14 meters and has a weight of almost 10 tons. The height of the rider is 7 meters, the height of the pedestal is 6 meters. The sculpture is a bronze figure of a khan on a horse, which is mounted on a granite pedestal. The monument to Khan Kenesary is a landmark of the city of Nur-Sultan and one of the most beautiful and majestic equestrian monuments of Kazakhstan.
