Dunno. Our Phoenixes (Phoenices?) reflect the classical story about a singular bird that resurrects itself by laying an egg in a fire. Seemed natural to the early settlers trying to get started in the heat. This bird is drawn more like an arrow, or sword, and has a snake tongue or perhaps a snake in its beak, so it seems like a different story. Perhaps the "sword" is really a runway. It seems to end in a tunnel under the pyramid. It's interesting to look at it on Google Earth so you can zoom out and see all of Astana.
Interesting... what do YOU think it means in Kazakhstan?
Dunno. Our Phoenixes (Phoenices?) reflect the classical story about a singular bird that resurrects itself by laying an egg in a fire. Seemed natural to the early settlers trying to get started in the heat. This bird is drawn more like an arrow, or sword, and has a snake tongue or perhaps a snake in its beak, so it seems like a different story. Perhaps the "sword" is really a runway. It seems to end in a tunnel under the pyramid. It's interesting to look at it on Google Earth so you can zoom out and see all of Astana.
Crazy.... and yes; it was quite fascinating to check it out on satellite view.....!!