Vakhitov Square

Vakhitov Square, located in the very center of Kazan, is located in the southern part of the historical place of the city - Staro - Tatar Sloboda. It is rare to find such a place where six roads and five streets intersect, this is the place where the square is located.

The square was built in the 1930s, at the same time that streets were founded, framing the square on several sides. The official registration of the square was given in 1962. It was named after the famous revolutionary of Tatarstan – Mullanur Vakhitov.

Previously, the square had a circular traffic around an unusually beautiful green flowerbed. In 2000, having eliminated the flowerbed, the movement in a circle was closed.

There are no historical monuments in the square. Mostly there are industrial enterprises, but there is one educational institution - Kazan Technological College. It was built at the end of the XIX century. Decorated with various decorative elements with relief ornament.

To get to Vakhitov Square, even a guest of the city is not difficult, since this is the very center of Kazan, and also, most buses that stop at the Vakhitov Square stop pass in this place.