Mosque in Kazan

Q: What historical places of Kazan should a lover of ancient Russian architecture visit?

Peter and Paul Cathedral of 1726 is a sample of Russian Baroque with a 25-meter iconostasis, built in honor of the visit of Peter I. In the Old Tatar Sloboda, merchant houses of the XIX century with carved casings and the Marjani mosque of 1770 were preserved - the first stone mosque after the decree of Catherine II on religious tolerance. Unique house Ushkova 1908 in Art Nouveau style with grottoes and stained glass.

Q: Where to go to Kazan with children: interesting places for family holidays?

In the park "Millennium" children will see the giant dragon Zilant - a symbol of the city, and in the Museum of Natural History of Tatarstan - skeletons of mammoths and interactive exhibits. On the "Riviera" operates the largest in the Volga oceanarium with sharks and seals. The chak-chak museum is unique, where they talk about traditional Tatar cuisine and conduct master classes.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Kazan: the best photo zones?

The observation deck near the Kazan family center in the form of a Kazan offers panoramas of the city and sunsets over the Volga. In the Kremlin, the Spasskaya tower with a clock and the falling Syuyumbike tower with a deviation of almost 2 meters are photogenic. Unusual shots will be obtained at the "Cup" on Millennium Square - a 40-meter construction with fountains and illumination.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the Syuyumbike Tower in Kazan?

According to legend, Queen Syuyumbike threw herself from the 7-tier tower after the capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible in 1552, although historically she was taken to Moscow. The 58-meter-high architectural monument is called “falling” because of the slope caused by subsidence of the foundation. In the XIX century, the tower was crowned by a double-headed eagle, replaced in 1918 by an Islamic crescent.

Q: What little-known sights of Kazan are worth seeing?

In the courtyard of the Annunciation Cathedral, an oven of the XVII century was preserved for firing tiles with unique ornaments. On the territory of the Bogoroditsky Monastery you can find a cell where the icon of the Kazan Mother of God lived before her abduction in 1904. In the house of Shamil in 1863, authentic interiors with oriental carpets and carved wooden partitions have been preserved.

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Iske-Tash Mosque

The Iske-Tash Mosque, known to many as the Ninth Cathedral Mosque, is a historical cultural monument. There is a legend about the …

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Galeian mosque

The Galeev Mosque of Kazan was built at the expense of an incredibly rich merchant in the 19th century, and was further improved b …

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Sultan's Mosque

A significant construction of Tatar architecture is the Sultanov Mosque. It is located in the center of the Starotatar settlement …

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Nurullah mosque

"Yunusovskaya", "Seventh Cathedral" and "Senna" - so called in different years the mosque of Nurulla, built on the finances of the …

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Marjani Mosque

The Mardzhani Mosque is a beautiful Old Tatar Sloboda of Kazan, built by personal order of Catherine II in 1770. It has the name …

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Apanayev mosque

The Apanayev Mosque is a decoration of the Old Tatar Sloboda of Kazan. It was built in 1768-1769 to replace the destroyed, so it i …

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The Mosque

Friends, if you are in Tatarstan, then be sure to visit one of the attractions of the city of Kazan and the whole of Tatarstan - t …

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Burnaev mosque

Burnaev Mosque combines features of Russian and Eastern Muslim eclecticism. Among the locals it is called “foreign”, since most pa …

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White Mosque

The White Mosque is a real asset, cultural heritage, located in Tatarstan, in the city of Bolgar. Externally, this magnificent st …

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Asimov mosque

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