The Wedding Palace is gorgeously colored by lights at night.

Wedding Palace

The Wedding Palace of Ashgabat, a venue for locals to get married, is one of the most extravagant buildings in the city.

The Wedding Palace is gorgeously colored by lights at night. – © velirina / Shutterstock

Ashgabat is packed to the brim with incredible, stunning, and sometimes bizarre architecture. With the city's signature white marble and gold, the Wedding Palace is one of the most interesting buildings to visit.

Located just outside the centre of town, this 11-story 'palace' is constructed of three white and gold star-shaped tiers, which each star staggered so they never overlap. On the very top of the building is a giant 32-metre-wide disco ball engraved with golden maps of Turkmenistan. At night, the palace lights up in four different colours.

The Wedding Palace is a unique civil building due to its eccentric and impressive architecture. © Kahkean.photography / Shutterstock

The inside of the Wedding Palace boasts three stunning wedding halls, each of which can hold up to 1000 wedding guests. The highlight of the palace is the wedding hall located in the centre of the golden 'disco ball', where the bride and groom can take a photo with the giant picture of Turkmenistan's President.

In addition to wedding venues, the palace includes 36 shops to do all the wedding shopping, from the dress and jewellery to photo studios and beauty salons. There's also a hotel, car rental shop, library, and seven banquet halls.