Compass monument

There are many monuments in Kazan - a city with a thousand-year history. One of the many, but no less remarkable than all the other monuments in Kazan, is the monument to the compass known to local residents, because it is not without reason that he was even given the nickname “navel”, or even “navel of the earth” called this monument by local old-timers.

There is a “navel” on Bauman Street, which, by the way, is itself a monument and cultural heritage of Kazan, although, what to say, the whole of Kazan is one big monument, a great city and this is undeniable.

The monument itself is a pyramid with a square base, which stands in a monolith on a granite slab.

In fact, it is called a compass for a reason. The star under the base of the monument is a pointer at the crossroads, where each beam is directed towards all known landmarks such as Rome, Moscow, London, Beijing, etc.; and to get to the monument to the compass, you must first arrive at Bauman Street and go down it, where this unusual element of the cultural heritage of our country will await you.