Kazan city is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, in Russian Federation. It locates right near Volga River and is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In 2005 it celebrated its 1000 anniversary. Recently Kazan city had granted an official brand as the "Third Capital" of Russia. It is one of the cities with rich history and where people of various religions live in peace.
One of the remarkable and historical places in Kazan is the Kazan Kremlin - the complex of history built by Russian tzar Ivan the Terrible on the runis of the former castle of Kazan Khans. In 2000 it was recognized as the World Heritage Site
1. The view to Kazan Kremlin walls and towers. Over the walls there is a new-bult blue-and-white mosque Qul-Sharif, one of the largest in Russia and Europe.
9. In front of the Spassky Tower there is a monument of Musa Jalil, the Soviet Tatar poet and resistance fighter. He was awarded the Hero of the Sovient Union for fighting against the Nazis Germany. For his activity he was arrested and sent to Moabit Prison in Berlin. In 1944 he was guillotined at Plotzensee Prison. Jalil's "The Moabit Notebooks" written in Moabit Prison in Berlin included over 60s poems.
11. Don't want to walk? Well, you can take am old-fashioned carriage !
12. But we still keeping our way. Just turn to the right....
13. ...and here is the majestic Qul-Sharif !
14. By its architecture it resembles Byzantine or Osman style.
15. Just opposite the mosque there are some stairs and you can come up the defensive wall.
16. View through the loophole
17. We keep our route and approaching the Cannon Yard.
18. Here we can see the remains of old break-wall. The yellow-color construction is the Main Building of Cannon Yard.
19. The Cannon Yard weathercock.
20. The Cannon Yard with Main Building (right) and North Building.
21. Look back.
22. To the right of the Main Building there is an arch. After passing it we enter the broad street. To the left there is Suyumbike Tower. The white building with flag is the Presidental Residence.
23. Suyumbike Tower is one of 7 leaning towers over the world. It is the highest construction within the historical complex, and inclination is about 2 meters.In 90s the measures had been taken to stop the leaning.
The most popular legend says that the tower was erected more than a century earlier by Ivan the Terrible's artisans in just a week's time. As the legend goes, the Kazan queen Soyembika threw herself down from the highest tier, hence the name.
24. Just opposite of the arch and to the right of Suyumbike Tower there is the cathedral of the Annunciation.
25. The domes.
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27. Just Married !
28. To the right of the cathedral there is a small public garden. The plants form the shape of arch.
29. In the park center there is a moument to Russian and Tatar architecs of Kazan Kremlin.
30. Passing the garden we come out into the viewing point from where the city and Volga River can be seen well.
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33. We finish our brief guided tour and go back to the Spassky Tower, by the building of Governorate Secretariat.
One of the remarkable and historical places in Kazan is the Kazan Kremlin - the complex of history built by Russian tzar Ivan the Terrible on the runis of the former castle of Kazan Khans. In 2000 it was recognized as the World Heritage Site
1. The view to Kazan Kremlin walls and towers. Over the walls there is a new-bult blue-and-white mosque Qul-Sharif, one of the largest in Russia and Europe.
2. In front of the complex, at green lawn, there is a figure of peacock made of various flowers
3. One of the favourite places for photography.
4. From peacock we can turn to the right and see the South-West Round Tower ("Yugozapadnaya Kruglaya Bashnya").
5. To the left there is Preobrazhenskaya (Gate) Tower. It s the gate for tourists to enter the Kremlin.
6. At the top of Preobrazhenskaya Tower there is a weathercock made as a dragon Zilant - the ancient symbol of Kazan
7. We turn to the right, walk along the wall, pass the South-West Round Tower, turn left and face with Spassky (Gate) Tower.
8. It resembles the Spassky Tower of Moscow Kremlin - with five-point star at the top and big round clock.
9. In front of the Spassky Tower there is a monument of Musa Jalil, the Soviet Tatar poet and resistance fighter. He was awarded the Hero of the Sovient Union for fighting against the Nazis Germany. For his activity he was arrested and sent to Moabit Prison in Berlin. In 1944 he was guillotined at Plotzensee Prison. Jalil's "The Moabit Notebooks" written in Moabit Prison in Berlin included over 60s poems.
10. We pass the Spassky Tower and enter the historical complex. After some meters we turn to the left and keep our way to the mosque of Qul-Sharif.
11. Don't want to walk? Well, you can take am old-fashioned carriage !
12. But we still keeping our way. Just turn to the right....
13. ...and here is the majestic Qul-Sharif !
14. By its architecture it resembles Byzantine or Osman style.
15. Just opposite the mosque there are some stairs and you can come up the defensive wall.
16. View through the loophole17. We keep our route and approaching the Cannon Yard.
18. Here we can see the remains of old break-wall. The yellow-color construction is the Main Building of Cannon Yard.
19. The Cannon Yard weathercock.
20. The Cannon Yard with Main Building (right) and North Building.
21. Look back.
22. To the right of the Main Building there is an arch. After passing it we enter the broad street. To the left there is Suyumbike Tower. The white building with flag is the Presidental Residence.
23. Suyumbike Tower is one of 7 leaning towers over the world. It is the highest construction within the historical complex, and inclination is about 2 meters.In 90s the measures had been taken to stop the leaning.
The most popular legend says that the tower was erected more than a century earlier by Ivan the Terrible's artisans in just a week's time. As the legend goes, the Kazan queen Soyembika threw herself down from the highest tier, hence the name.
24. Just opposite of the arch and to the right of Suyumbike Tower there is the cathedral of the Annunciation.
25. The domes.
26.
27. Just Married !
28. To the right of the cathedral there is a small public garden. The plants form the shape of arch.
29. In the park center there is a moument to Russian and Tatar architecs of Kazan Kremlin.
30. Passing the garden we come out into the viewing point from where the city and Volga River can be seen well.
33. We finish our brief guided tour and go back to the Spassky Tower, by the building of Governorate Secretariat.
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