On the left bank of the Volga there is a large port, the capital of Tatarstan - Kazan, a large educational, economic, scientific, political, cultural and sports center of Russia.
For travelers, most of whom arrive along the Volga, in this city, the second largest in the Volga region, everything will be unusual and interesting. Representatives of more than 110 nationalities live here, considering Kazan to be their homeland. The best way to get to know the history of the city, its customs and traditions is to get acquainted with its sights and public places.
Museum complex "Kazan Kremlin"
Here, on the territory of the ancient Tatar fortress, the town-planning ideas of architecture have been completely preserved and the medieval Kazan-Tatar, Russian and Golden Horde cultures have merged together. On the left bank of the Kazanka River, in a unique reserve, there are structures of the stone Kremlin, the Kazan Kremlin, the Syuyumbike tower, showing samples of Novgorod-Pskov urban planning, combined with elements of Muslim architecture. Here you can get acquainted with the exhibits of a number of museums - the Fine Arts of Tatarstan, Islamic culture and the Tatar people, the history of Tatarstan and the Great Patriotic War.
Temple of all religions
This complex, the Center for Spiritual Unity, is a place where different architectural styles, cultures and world religions are firmly mixed together. There peacefully exist churches, synagogues, mosques, pagodas, temples of Hindus, as well as religious buildings of long-vanished civilizations.
The Temple of All Religions, founded in 1994, serves as a kind of symbol of the possible unification of all religions and is not intended for conducting divine services and religious rites. Today, art exhibitions, literary evenings and concerts of sacred music are held on the territory of the center. In the future, it is planned to open a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts here.
Mirror Maze
Tired of walking to museums, you can have a pleasant rest (or vice versa, fall off your feet) in the mirror maze. Here you will find 130 meters of continuous drive, dead ends, great mood, tangled corridors and vivid emotions. Do not forget to take your camera with you, because so many mirror reflections have never been recorded, and it is not yet clear who will win - through ingenuity or through the looking glass.
Jubilee arch
The Jubilee Arch, or Red Gate, was erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the local gunpowder factory. Its architectural style is solemn and pompous, featuring festive red and white colors, and the arch pediment is decorated with the coats of arms of Alexander III and Catherine the Great. Today the Red Gate has been given the status of a historical monument of republican significance.
Bauman street
This pedestrian street in the center of the capital of Tatarstan is called Kazansky Arbat. It is simply made for walking and excursions in the historic city center, and is one of the oldest in the city.
