Highlights of Kazan









Kazan is a city in the Russian Federation, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a major port on the left bank of the Volga River. One of the largest religious, economic, political, scientific, educational, cultural and sports centers in Russia.

Kazan Kremlin is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 2005, the millennium of Kazan was celebrated. The city has a registered brand "Third Capital of Russia".

There are several versions and legends about the origin of the name Kazan.

Most often, historians appeal to the version of the boiling cauldron: the sorcerer advised the Bulgars to build a city on the place where the cauldron of water dug into the ground will boil without any fire.

As a result, a similar place was found on the shore of Lake Kaban.

So the name Kazan appeared. Kazan in Tatar means "boiler".

In 1438, the Bulgarian fortress Kazan was captured by the ousted Golden Horde Khan Ulu-Muhamedd, who killed the local prince Lebedy and transferred the fortress to its present place (according to the Russian chronicles).

The city became the capital of the Kazan Khanate.

The production of leather, pottery, and weapons developed. Kazan had trade relations with Moscow, Crimea, Turkey and other regions.

In 1556, the construction of the white stone Kremlin began.

At the turn of the XVI and XVII centuries, one of the first printing houses in Russia was founded in Kazan. In the 17th century, economic growth was observed in the city, craft settlements were laid, the first manufactories appeared. In 1708 Kazan became the capital of a large Kazan province. In the 20th century, the city was subject to great upheavals. Kazan became one of the centers of the revolution. In 1920, the Decree on the formation of the Autonomous Tatar Socialist Soviet Republic with the capital in Kazan was signed. In the 1930s, intensive industrialization of the city began, accompanied by rapid population growth.

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Tower Syuyumbike

Tower Syuyumbike

The Syuyumbike Tower is a sentinel (watch) tower in the Kazan Kremlin. Syuyumbike Tower also belongs to the "falling" towers (such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa), as it has a noticeable slope to the north-east side. At the moment, the deviation of its spire from the vertical is 1.98 m. Syuyumbike Tower is a recognized architectural symbol of Kazan.
Temple of all religions

Temple of all religions

The International Cultural Center for Spiritual Unity is an architectural structure in the village of Old Arakchino in the city of Kazan, dedicated to different religions of the world. The only such thing in the world, a popular landmark of the city. At the moment, the complex has created: Egyptian and Catholic halls, a tea room and the Hall of Jesus Christ, a theater hall, an art gallery. Their interiors are decorated with works of monumental painting and decorative art.
Peter and Paul Cathedral

Peter and Paul Cathedral

The Peter and Paul Cathedral is the most valuable architectural monument and one of the spiritual symbols of Kazan. Built on an elevated place, beautiful and majestic, the cathedral has a unique decoration. The composition of the church and the bell tower is made in the style of the so-called Russian or "Naryshkin" baroque, common in Russia at the end of the 17th - the first half of the 18th century.
Palace of Farmers

Palace of Farmers

The Palace of Farmers is a building in the historical center of Kazan, Vakhitovsky District. Located on Palace Square near the northern wall of the Kazan Kremlin and the Kazanka embankment. The headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, the Republican agro-industrial center for investments and innovations and a number of subordinate organizations. The Palace of Farmers was one of the most famous modern attractions of the city.
National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan

National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan

The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan is a research, cultural, educational institution, a leading museum center in Tatarstan, and one of the largest cultural and historical museums in the Volga region. The museum’s modern funds contain over 805,400 items, of which 580,085 items of fixed assets. They systematically cover all local lore topics, representing value for studying the history of the peoples of the Volga region and the Ural region.
Kul Sharif Mosque

Kul Sharif Mosque

The Kul-Sharif Mosque is the main cathedral Juma Mosque of the Republic of Tatarstan, the mosque is located on the territory of the Kazan Kremlin. One of the main attractions of the city. The construction of the temple was started in 1996 as a re-creation of the legendary many minaret mosque of the capital of the Kazan Khanate, the center of religious education and the development of sciences of the Middle Volga region of the XVI century. The historic mosque was destroyed in October 1552 during the storming of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. The reconstructed mosque is named after the last imam Seyid Kul Sharif, one of the leaders of the defense of Kazan.
Kazan Kremlin

Kazan Kremlin

The Kazan Kremlin is the oldest part of Kazan, a complex of architectural, historical and archaeological monuments, revealing the centuries-old history of the city. It includes archaeological remains of the first city (XII-XIII centuries), the second (XIV-XV centuries) and the third settlement (XV-XVI centuries). The white stone Kremlin, a number of temples and buildings of great historical, architectural and cultural value. The official residence of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
House owned by Ushkova

House owned by Ushkova

The house of Zinaida Nikolaevna Ushkova is a building in Kazan, rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century in an eclectic style. House of Ushkova is a bright landmark of the city center, an object of cultural heritage of federal significance. Since 1919 it has been the central building of the main republican library (the Republican Library named after Lenin, now the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan).
Bell tower of the Epiphany Cathedral

Bell tower of the Epiphany Cathedral

Epiphany bell tower - the highest bell tower of Kazan. Its height is 74 meters. For a long time, it was the tallest building in the city. Today, the bell tower has become a kind of beacon for lost tourists: Epiphany bell tower can be seen from almost anywhere in the central part of the city.
Bauman Street

Bauman Street

Bauman Street is a pedestrian street in the historical center of Kazan, Vakhitovsky district, the core of Kazan suburb. Bauman Street is a shopping and entertainment district. There are many shops, restaurants and fast-food enterprises, as well as monuments, fountains, benches, sheds, lampposts and other amenities. The length of the street is 1885 meters.
Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin

Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin

The Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin is the oldest surviving historical and architectural monument in Kazan. The main cathedral of the Kazan region, which was the cathedral of the Kazan diocese before the revolution, was founded on 4 October 1552 by order of Tsar John the Terrible.
Alexandrovsky Passage

Alexandrovsky Passage

Aleksandrovsky Passage is a large and original historical building in Kazan, a city landmark. One of the few passages in Russia. Built in the years 1880-1883. According to the design of Suslov and Pozdeyev, the building was erected by the Petersburg architect Heinrich Bernardovich Rusch on the order of merchant Aleksandrov.