Where the lake meets the sky.
Where empires begin.
At 1,609 metres of altitude, surrounded by the Tian Shan mountains, lies the second-largest alpine lake on Earth — Issyk-Kul. Crystalline. Slightly saline. Never freezing. Sacred for two thousand years to the silk-route empires.
AURELIA EMPIRE rises on twenty hectares of its northern shore, in Cholpon-Ata — a single architectural gesture so vast, so ambitious, that it does not merely occupy the landscape. It completes it.
A vertical city carved in glass and gold. To the right of the imperial entrance — the silence of the Spa, climbing into the Wellness citadel above. To the left — the burning gold of the world's largest alpine Casino, six floors of fortune, crowned by twenty-six floors of private Residences.
Six full floors of gaming. The world's largest alpine casino. 380 tables. 1,800 slots. Private salons. Sportsbook. High-roller VIP fortress on the sixth floor with its own helipad approach.
Twenty-six floors of private ownership above the casino podium. Sky residences and imperial penthouses with panoramic Tian Shan and lake views — finished beyond Bulgari, Bentley Home, and Mercedes-Benz Places standards.
The grand ceremonial arch — illuminated by night, anchored by the lobby of all lobbies. Above: 2,500 hotel suites layered with terraces facing the lake. Crowned at F32 by the Sky Lounge and infinity pool over the void.
The hush of the entire estate, gathered. 8,000 m² of stillness. Issyk-Kul thermal water. Hammam. Snow room. Salt cave. Twenty-four treatment suites with private gardens.
Above the spa — twenty-six floors devoted to the longevity of empire. Cryotherapy, IV-drip lounge, sleep clinic, longevity diagnostics, Olympic training studios, mountain conditioning chamber, and the Aurelia Sky Fitness on the highest floor with Tian Shan vistas.
Сорокаметровые кессонные потолки в стиле Зимнего дворца Санкт-Петербурга. Калакаттский мрамор. Хрустальные люстры — три тысячи муранских подвесок, нанизанных вручную мастерами из Венеции. Дань уважения Императорскому стилю Романовых — переосмысленному в архитектуре нового тысячелетия. Forty-metre coffered ceilings. Calacatta floors stretching into infinity. Single chandeliers of three thousand crystals. The lobby alone is six thousand square metres — a piazza in glass and gold.
AURELIA EMPIRE возрождает великую традицию русского гостеприимства — от Зимнего дворца Романовых до бань Петра I, от хрустальных мастерских Фаберже до концертных залов Мариинского театра. Семь столетий имперской культуры, переосмысленных в архитектуре XXI века.
Every suite faces water. Every suite has a private balcony of black walnut and bronze. Every suite is dressed in hand-loomed Kyrgyz silk, Italian travertine, and gold leaf applied by master gilders flown in from Florence.
Floor-to-ceiling lake glass. Hand-knotted silk rugs from Naryn Valley. Private terrace with outdoor soaking tub. Frette linens, Diptyque amenities, Dyson everything.
A separate living room dressed in cognac leather and burnished bronze. Walk-in dressing room. Private bar pre-stocked to your dossier. Bvlgari amenities. Aurelia personal concierge — 24 hours.
Two floors at the crown of the tower. Private rooftop pool over the lake. Personal chef, butler, driver, security. Cigar room. Private elevator. The view from your bath cannot be bought elsewhere.
Once the doors close behind a guest, the wallet is sealed. Twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year — every restaurant, every bar, every fountain, every minibar, every late-night ramen, every dawn champagne is included. There is no menu price. There is no signature line. There is only desire, and its satisfaction.
Two entire floors of the central tower devoted to live-action open buffets. The second floor — international and Mediterranean. The third floor — Asian, Pan-Pacific, and Silk-Route heritage. Twenty-four show kitchens. A wood-fired tandoor station. A live oyster bar replenished from the Pacific twice weekly. A pâtisserie counter run by a former Pierre Hermé sous-chef.
Fifteen signature restaurants across the estate — French haute cuisine, Japanese omakase, Cantonese, Thai, Italian, Steakhouse, Lebanese, Indian, Turkish, Russian, Caspian, Mexican, Greek, Korean BBQ, Kyrgyz Heritage. Each with its own celebrity chef. Each included.
Thirty distinct beverage destinations — from the Sky Bar at floor 32 to the underwater Lake Lounge with windows into the swimming pool. Cigar bar with humidor of 4,000 cigars. Champagne library with 280 grower bottlings. Vodka cellar with ice walls. Mixology theatre with masterclasses every evening.
Two enormous beach snack pavilions on the lake, each with shaded daybeds, slushy bars, smoothie counters, and live grilled-on-coal seafood. Plus two indoor fast-food corners — gourmet burgers, hand-cut fries, wood-fired pizza, ramen, kebab — for guests who want speed without sacrifice. All free. All twenty-four hours.
Six entire floors. Sixty thousand square metres of integrated gaming. The largest licensed gaming complex in Central Asia. The first casino in the world built at altitude — where the air is thinner, the stakes are higher, and the night never ends.
The largest single gaming hall in Central Asia. Domed ceiling of hand-set Murano crystal. 240 slots. 80 electronic table positions. Free-flowing French champagne.
Two hundred classic gaming tables — Roulette, Blackjack, Punto Banco, Sic Bo, Caribbean Stud. Each table dressed in ox-blood velvet and brass. Each croupier from Macao or Monte Carlo.
1,800 slot machines spanning every great manufacturer on Earth — IGT, Aristocrat, Novomatic, Konami, Scientific Games. A dedicated Asian-themed wing. A high-denomination salon. Progressive jackpots over $50M.
The Aurelia Poker Room — 60 tables, 24-hour cash games, daily tournaments, World Poker Tour main events. Adjacent: a 600 m² sportsbook with 72 screens, live betting, and a pit bar.
Twelve private gaming salons. Each its own butler, its own bar, its own croupier rota. Limits negotiable. Identity protected by NDA. Cigars, single-cask whiskies, vintage Armagnac on the house.
The crown of the casino. Private elevator from the helipad. Six suites, two restaurants, one ballroom, one cigar bar — and a single roulette table with no posted limit. The whales of Asia and the Gulf gather here. The world is closer at this altitude.
120 wheels. Dealers from Monte Carlo. Side bets up to €500,000.
80 tables. Vegas-strip rules. Surrender allowed. Free re-splits.
40 tables. Squeeze ritual. Limits to €1,000,000 per hand.
60 tables. Daily tournaments. WPT main events twice yearly.
1,800 machines. Six progressive networks. Jackpots over $50M.
14 tables. Dragon & Tiger. Three-dice mystique on velvet.
Every league, every sport. 72 screens. In-running odds. Pit bar.
Twelve private rooms. Personal croupier. Discretion guaranteed.
Six floors below the residences, one floor above the world. The VIP Citadel does not appear on any signage. The elevator does not stop here without a black key. And the table at the centre of the room — the single roulette wheel turned by hand for two centuries — holds no posted limit.
Below — the Spa, six floors of water. Above — the Wellness Citadel, where the body learns to last forever.
Eight thousand square metres on the ground six floors of the right wing. Twenty-four treatment suites — each with private terrace, private steam, private rest garden. Issyk-Kul thermal water flows directly from the spring. The hammam is dressed in Iznik tile from a single Turkish workshop. The snow room is held at −15°. The salt cave is mined from a single Himalayan vein.
Private terrace, private steam, private garden — every suite.
Twenty-six floors of cryotherapy, IV-drip lounges, sleep clinic, longevity diagnostics, hormone optimisation, and personal training.
The highest gym in Central Asia. Olympic equipment. Tian Shan vistas. Personal training in three languages.
A fifteen-metre glass-vaulted central atrium pool. Three infinity terraces above the lake. A hammam complex of seven temperatures. An indoor lap pool of fifty metres. An aqua-park for children. Heated to 28 °C twelve months a year.
Nine theatres. Six stages. One lake transformed into a canvas. From Cirque-style aerial spectacles to drone choreographies of ten thousand lights, from Kyrgyz horse-fire opera to underwater opera in a 360° aquatic theatre — every evening at AURELIA EMPIRE is an event. None is a repeat.
An original Cirque-style aerial spectacle staged in the Aurelia Theatre. Eighty performers. Live orchestra. Suspended Kyrgyz silk silks descending from a 38-metre dome. The heritage of the steppe retold in flesh, fire, and falling silk.
Forty Kyrgyz steppe horses. Falconers in traditional Manaschi dress. Mounted archery, fire dancing on horseback, and a live recitation of the Manas epic — the longest poem in human history. Held in a purpose-built outdoor amphitheatre, the only one of its kind in Asia.
The world's first underwater opera house. The audience surrounds a single 12-metre glass pool. Synchronised swimmers in luminous fibre-optic gowns. Fire on the surface. Ballet beneath the water. Soprano arias delivered through subaquatic acoustics. Forty-five minutes of impossible.
Ten thousand synchronised drones rise from the lake every midnight, painting the night sky with sacred Kyrgyz tamga, soaring eagles, and dragons of pure light. Choreographed to a live symphonic score broadcast across the entire estate. Visible from sixty kilometres of shoreline. Witnessed best from the rooftop infinity pool.
A full Olympic ice rink hidden beneath the resort. Russian and Asian world champions perform a new ballet every season — set to live cello, Tchaikovsky reworked, and stage lighting reflecting through suspended crystal. The audience is served champagne in chilled flutes throughout.
The largest superclub in Central Asia. Three rooms, three sound systems — main floor, lounge, lake terrace. World-tier residencies: Tomorrowland alumni, Ibiza headliners, Berlin techno legends. Open until sunrise. The only thing that closes is the morning.
From dawn meditation to dawn after the dance.
Hatha and meditation on the lake-pier with a Buddhist master.
Daily eagle-falconry, archery, traditional Kyrgyz games for ages 4–14.
DJ on the infinity pool deck, free cocktails, live percussionists.
Traditional 90-minute steam, scrub, and massage in the Iznik chamber.
Live string quartet on the upper terrace as the sun drops behind the Tian Shan.
Guided wine and caviar pairing through the cellar — open daily.
World-champion ice ballet with live orchestra.
Kymyz — the Sky Opera, in the main theatre.
10,000 drones over the lake. The Empire Club opens. The night begins.
Three thousand square metres of dedicated children's universe. A miniature Kyrgyz yurt village. A robotics atelier. A pâtisserie school. A junior racing simulator. Animal sanctuary with eagles, falcons, and a herd of Aral foals. Trained Montessori staff in seven languages. Open from morning meditation to evening fairytale.
From floor 07 to floor 32 of the left wing — a vertical city of private ownership. Finished to a standard not previously achieved at altitude: surpassing Bulgari Hotels & Residences, Bentley Home, and Mercedes-Benz Places Dubai. Four hundred bespoke residences across twenty-six floors. From two-bedroom Sky homes to imperial penthouses.
Each residence is delivered as a finished work of art — not an empty shell. Materials specified by Aurelia's resident interior atelier in Milan. Bronze cabinetry by De Castelli. Stone curated from twelve quarries. Lighting by Lasvit. Bathrooms in single-block Calacatta. Kitchens by Boffi. Wardrobes by Poliform. Audio by Steinway Lyngdorf. Every fixture chosen, every surface signed.
Bronze cabinetry. Calacatta single-block bathrooms. Boffi kitchens. Smart home by Crestron in seven languages. Private terrace facing the lake — minimum 40 m². Concierge included.
Two-storey residences. Internal staircase in marble and bronze. Private gym. Wine cellar. Private cinema. Direct lift access. Full housekeeping. Optional pre-furnished by atelier Aurelia Milan.
The crown of AURELIA EMPIRE. Two floors. Private rooftop pool. Private helipad. Personal staff quarters for eight. Resident butler, chef, driver, security. Private elevator opening directly into the residence. Gold-leaf ceilings. Hand-knotted Hereke silk. The view that no money can otherwise buy.
Direct to floor
24/7 dedicated
VIP automatic
Family included
Always a table
By advance call
Reserved slip
Optional yield
From floor 01 to floor 03 — fourteen thousand square metres of the world's great maisons. Italian leather, French haute joaillerie, Swiss horology, English bespoke. The first integrated luxury retail destination on the second-largest alpine lake on Earth.
Twelve grand maisons of haute joaillerie — each in a private vitrine of bronze and crystal. Appointment-only viewing rooms for resident clients.
Twelve houses of Swiss and German horology. The Patek Philippe Salon — the only one in Central Asia. The Rolex boutique — full collection including Daytona and GMT-Master.
Italian couture, Florentine tailoring, French ready-to-wear. The Giorgio Armani Privé private suite. The Brunello Cucinelli Solomeo cashmere room. Bespoke fittings by appointment.
Imported white sand. A protected lagoon. A private marina for forty yachts. Two giant beach pavilions of every imaginable comfort.
The eastern wing of the shore — facing the dawn. Two thousand square metres of shaded daybeds, oversized cabanas, and a 60-metre snack bar serving wood-fired pizza, Caspian sturgeon kebab, freshly grilled Issyk-Kul trout, and live-blended smoothies.
The western wing — facing the descent of the sun behind the Tian Shan. Two thousand square metres of identical luxury, plus a 100-seat tiki lake bar that operates until 02:00, a sunset DJ deck, and direct dock for the Empire's catamarans.
Jet skis, Seabobs, parasailing, kite-surfing, paddleboarding, deep-water cliff diving, sailing school, scuba in a lake-bottom Soviet airbase, paragliding from the Tian Shan ridge — all included.
The largest acoustic concert hall in Central Asia. Engineered by the team behind the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. The first hall on Earth tuned to the natural resonance of a high-altitude lake.
From the Vienna Philharmonic to BLACKPINK, from Bocelli to Drake — every great voice on earth comes here. Six floors of private boxes. A world champagne lounge. Live broadcast to the Empire Club.
Five perspectives. One vision. The first 7-star integrated resort on the second-largest alpine lake on Earth.
Эксклюзивный чартер для гостей AURELIA EMPIRE — Boeing Business Jet, частный терминал, встреча на вертолёте от Манаса до собственного хелипорта курорта. 4 часа от Москвы.
AURELIA EMPIRE is bookable through every major global OTA, luxury travel network, and tour operator. From Booking.com to Virtuoso advisors, from TUI charter packages to American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts.
Direct connectivity through SiteMinder & Sabre SynXis to every major OTA worldwide. Real-time inventory across 24+ platforms.
From TUI weekly charters to bespoke luxury programs with Abercrombie & Kent. CIS, Türkiye, Europe, Gulf, China.
Member of the world's elite luxury hospitality networks. AmEx FHR amenities, Virtuoso advisor benefits, SLH partnership.
The integrated digital extension of the Empire. Live dealer casino, 3,500+ slots, the world's richest sports betting board, poker network, and esports — under one license, one wallet, one identity. Powered by Evolution, Pragmatic Play, NetEnt, and Bet365 odds.
Enter the PlatformReal dealers streaming from the AURELIA studios in Cholpon-Ata. 24/7. Russian, English, Mandarin, Turkish dealers.
Pragmatic Play, NetEnt, Yggdrasil, Big Time Gaming, Push Gaming. Progressive jackpots aggregated up to €50M+.
Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7-Card Stud. Daily MTTs, weekly satellites to AURELIA EMPIRE Live (Cholpon-Ata).
Football, basketball, tennis, hockey, MMA, Formula 1, golf, cricket, baseball, American football. Pre-match + live.
Live odds updated 200+ times per second. Cash-out on any bet. Bet builder, same-game multis, micro-markets.
CS2, Dota 2, League of Legends, Valorant, StarCraft II, Rainbow Six. Tier-1 to Tier-3 events. 24/7 coverage.
Roulette (American · European · French · Lightning), Blackjack (Classic · Free Bet · Infinite), Baccarat, Sic Bo, Craps.
High-roller no-limit tables. Private dealers, dedicated stream, table reservation, daily bet limits up to €1M.
Multi-currency: EUR, USD, RUB, AED, KGS. Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC. Instant deposits, 30-min withdrawals.
From the Champions League to ATP tour, from NBA to UFC — every major event, every league, every tournament. Live streaming on 8,000+ matches monthly. Bet builder, same-game multis, partial cash-out.
Suites from €1,200 · Residences from €2.4M · The 7-star service that has no parallel.
Each office of AURELIA EMPIRE is reachable directly. From reservations and residences to the offices of the CEO, CFO, casino operations, F&B, marketing, sales, procurement and accounting — fourteen direct addresses, one domain.