Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kazan', Russia

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 99 m
Descend 83 m

Experience Kazan' in Russia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Kazan'

Sight 1: Kazan Circus

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The Kazan Circus is an institution of culture and art in the center of Kazan, located on the main city square of the Millennium opposite the Kazan Kremlin.

Wikipedia: Казанский государственный цирк (RU), Website

871 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Kul-Sharif mosque

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The Kul Sharif Mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Kul Sharif Mosque (EN), Website

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Спасо-Преображенский собор

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Спасо-Преображенский собор

The Transfiguration Monastery is an inactive Orthodox monastery in the southwestern part of the Kazan Kremlin. It was founded in 1556 by Archimandrite Varsonofy. Monument of Russian architecture of the XVI-XIX centuries.

Wikipedia: Спасо-Преображенский монастырь (Казань) (RU)

368 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Musa Jalil

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The Monument to Musa Jalil is a monumental complex erected in 1966 on May 1 Square in Kazan in memory of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Lenin Prize laureate - communist poet Musa Jalil, a member of the anti-fascist underground, executed in a Nazi prison in 1944.

Wikipedia: Памятник Мусе Джалилю (Казань) (RU)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan

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The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan is a research, cultural and educational institution, the leading museum center of Tatarstan and one of the largest cultural and historical museums in the Volga region.

Wikipedia: Национальный музей Республики Татарстан (RU), Website

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Главный дом городской усадьбы Урванцовых

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The main house of the city estate of the Urvantsovs - K. Marx, 11 - is a building built at the end of the XVIII century in the historical center, in the Vakhitovsky district of the city of Kazan. It is a landmark of Karl Marx Street, an object of cultural heritage and an architectural monument of regional significance

Wikipedia: Дом Л. Н. Урванцева (улица Маркса, 11) (RU)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Дом Чекмарева-Каменева

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Chekmarev-Kamenev House, 15 Karl Marx St. is a building in the historical center, in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan, built at the end of the XVIII century. It is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Дом Чекмарева-Каменева (улица Маркса, 15) (RU)

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Black Lake park

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Black Lake is a park in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan.

Wikipedia: Чёрное озеро (Казань) (RU)

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