Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kazan', Russia
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5.4 km
139 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: cквер Фукса
The Fuchsovsky Garden is a square in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan, named after the rector of Kazan University Karl Fuchs.
Sight 2: Карл Фукс
Sight 3: Государственный Большой концертный зал им. С. Сайдашева
The State Grand Central Hall named after Salikh Saidashev was built in 1967 according to the project of architects M. Kh. Agishev, E. I. Prokofiev, V. P. Loginov. The two-storey building on Freedom Square consists of the Large, Small and rehearsal halls and other rooms. In June 1996, the building underwent a radical reconstruction. In 1997, a large organ of the Dutch company "Flentrop" was installed. On the initiative of public and cultural organizations, in 2000 it was decided to rename, perpetuate the memory of Salikh Saidashev and assign the GBKZ his name.
Wikipedia: Государственный Большой концертный зал им. С. Сайдашева (RU), Website
Sight 4: Monument to Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - a monument dedicated to the Soviet businessman, revolutionary V.I.Lenin, located on Freedom Square in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
Wikipedia: Владимир Ленин һәйкәле (Ирек мәйданы, Казан) (TT)
Sight 5: Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Musa Jalil
The Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater named after Musa Jalil is one of the largest theaters in Russia. It is located in the capital of Tatarstan - the city of Kazan.
Wikipedia: Татарский театр оперы и балета имени Мусы Джалиля (RU), Website
Sight 6: Black Lake park
Black Lake is a park in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan.
Sight 7: Дом Чекмарева-Каменева
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.
Sight 8: Главный дом городской усадьбы Урванцовых
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
Sight 9: 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.
Sight 10: Musa Jalil
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.
Sight 11: National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
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
Sight 12: Alexandrovsky passage
Alexandrovsky Passage is a large and original historical building in Kazan, a city landmark. One of the few passages in Russia. It was built in 1880-1883.
Sight 13: Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Kazan (Tatarstan). It is one of the most famous churches in Naryshkin Baroque.
Sight 14: Kazan cat
The monument to the Cat of Kazansky is a monument in Kazan, unveiled in 2009.
Sight 15: Никольский кафедральный собор
The Nikol Cathedral is a temple complex of the Kazan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan, on Bauman Street. From 1946 to 2021, until the reconstruction of the main cathedral of the Mother of God Monastery, it served as the cathedral of the diocese.
Sight 16: Youth theater on Bulak
The Youth Theater "Bolakta" is a non-state-owned youth theater in Kazan that has been operating since 2010. A center for the realization of the creative aspirations of young groups, a platform for experimental performances in the European format. A modern fire draws the viewer in with its musical structure. The performances are held in Russian. The art director is Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Mullanurovich Fatkullin.
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