Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kazan, Russia
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4.7 km
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Experience Kazan in Russia in a whole new way with our 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 KazanSight 1: «Ekiyat» Tatar State Puppet Theater
The Tatar State Puppet Theater "Ekiyat" is the largest and one of the oldest puppet theaters in Russia. It is located in Kazan on Peterburgskaya Street in the Vakhitovsky district of the city. The name of the theater is derived from the word tat. akiyat — "fairy tale". Built in the form of a fairy-tale castle-palace, the theater building is an important and popular attraction of the city.
Sight 2: Храм Сошествия Святого Духа
The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is an Orthodox church in the historical center of the city of Kazan, in the former Sukonnaya Sloboda.
Wikipedia: Церковь Сошествия Святого Духа (Казань) (RU), Website
Sight 3: Закабанная мечеть
The Thousandth Anniversary of Islam Mosque or The Anniversary Mosque was built in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of the conversion of the Volga Bulgars in to Islam in 922. The alternative name of the mosque, and the most commonly used name, is The Mosque Across the Kaban, because most of Kazan's mosques are situated on the other side of the Kaban, where the Tatar community was traditionally located before the October Revolution. The part where the mosque was situated was inhabited predominantly by the Russian community.
Wikipedia: Thousandth Anniversary of Islam Mosque (EN), Website
Sight 4: Татарская усадьба
The Sabitov Estate is a complex of historical buildings in Kazan, in the Old Tatar Sloboda, on Shigabutdin Marjani Street, 8. It was built in the second half of the XIX century. An object of cultural heritage of local importance.
Sight 5: Islamic College Kazan
Märcaniä was a madrasa in Kazan attached to the Märcani Mosque.
Sight 6: Märcani Mosque
The Märcani Mosque, also spelled al-Marjani, Mardjani and Mardzhani is a mosque in Kazan, Russia, built in 1766-1770 by Catherine the Great's authority and on the city's population's donations.
Sight 7: Kazan College of Technology and Design
Kazan Teachers' Seminary is a historical educational institution and a complex of historical buildings in Kazan, in the Old Tatar Sloboda. It operated in 1872-1918 and was built in the second half of the XIX century. Located on Shigabutdin Marjani Street, houses 24, 26. An object of cultural heritage of regional significance.
Sight 8: Apanaevskaya Mosque
The Apanaevskaya Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, a monument of Tatar religious architecture. It is located in the Old Tatar Settlement.
Sight 9: Gabdulla Tukay Literary Museum
The Gabdulla Tukay Literary Museum is a memorial museum located in the building of Shamil's house at 74 G. Tukay Street in the city of Kazan. It is a branch of the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Sight 10: Zangar mosque
The Blue Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, in the Old Tatar Sloboda, a monument of Tatar temple architecture. It was named after the color of the walls. It was built in 1815-19 in the style of classicism at the expense of the Kazan merchant Akhmet Aitov-Zamanov. The architect is unknown. A two-storey two-hall mosque-jami with a three-tiered minaret on the roof.
Sight 11: Burnay
The Bornay Mosque, also spelled Burnayevskaya Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
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