- May 1 square, situated at the beginning of Kremlyovskaya Street near the Kremlin. The newlyweds traditionally gather here on the wedding day. This is the most ancient square in the city, where you can take nice pictures near the monument to Musa Dzhalil and Spasskaya Tower.
- The walls and the towers of the Kremlin were destroyed during the siege of Kazan. The new walls were built up: 3 metres wide, 6 metres high. The whole length of the Kremlin walls is 2 kilometres. The watch towers of the kremlin also attract a lot of people. Nowadays only 8 of them are still preserved.
- The Museum complex Khazine is a National Art Gallery, where you can see the exhibitions of works of decorative and applied art, paintings, graphics, sculptures created by artists of Kazan and the Kazan Province, the Republic of Tatarstan in the 19th-21st centuries.
- Cathedral of the Annunciation was built in 1552 by the architects from Pskov by the order of Ivan the Terrible and it still retains its unique style. A lot of famous people such as Peter I, Catherine II, Nicolai II, Sergei Rakhmaninov, Alexander Pushkin and others visited the cathedral. Inside the cathedral there is a museum holding ancient manuscripts, books and photographs of pre-revolutionary Kazan.
- Suyumbike Tower is one of the main attractions and symbols of the city of Kazan. It is 58 metres high and it leans down to 2 metres. On the top of the tower you can see a golden crescent. Suyumbike Tower was built in the 17th century. From our guide you will learn a lot of interesting legends connected with the tower.
- Cannon yard of the Kremlin is also an interesting architectural ensemble consisting of 4 buildings. This was the place where the weapon was made during the last 200 years. In the 19th century it was the biggest cannon factory in Russia of the Tsar’s times.
- Kul Sharif Mosque is the main mosque of Kazan and the whole Republic of Tatarstan. This is one of the biggest mosques in Europe. Here you can find the Museum of Islamic culture; this is the only museum in the country devoted to the history and culture of Islam among the Turkic-Tatar peoples and the peoples of the Volga and the Urals.
The Kremlin through the ages
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The main attraction of the capital of the Tatar Republic is the Kazan Kremlin. This is the epic architectural ensemble including more than 10 various buildings. It is interesting that the walls and the towers of the Kremlin look very similar to the walls of the Moscow fortress. That means that the places where governors used to live in the past were built in the same style. The beauty of the Kazan Kremlin is known all over the country. That is why a lot of tourists come here every day to admire this magnificent architectural masterpiece.
Unfortunately at the end of the 19th century the oldest towers such as Northern Tower, Pentagonal Tower and Eastern Tower were demounted. Dmitry Tower was replaced by the arch. Tourists usually start the excursion on the Kremlin with Spasskaya Tower, that was built in the 16th century by architects Postnik Yakovlev and Ivan Shirjay (who also designed St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow). South –western Round Tower is a classic example of the Pskov style in the defense architecture. Tainistskaya Passage Tower is also very interesting for the tourists. It is built in such a way that inside the tower it was possible to secretly take water from the underground spring.
You need a few hours to see all the interesting places of the Kazan Kremlin, but for sure it is worth it. After the excursion is finished you will have a full idea of what the Kremlin is and what is situated here. The specialists of the company “Semeiny Chemodan” will assist you with further information and answer all your questions.
- May 1 square – The city Hall, the former building of Gostiny Dvor, the National Museum
- Ioanno-Predtechensky Monastery, monument to Musa Dzhalil
- The walls and the towers of the Kazan Kremlin built by Pskov and Novgorod architects Postnik Yakovlev and Ivan Shirjay. Yakov Sheikman Street, territory of the former Savior’s Transfiguration monastery
- The Manege Exhibition Hall, The National Gallery of Art Khazine, where the hermitage mobile exhibition, the museum of National History and the Museum of the Great Patriotic war are situated. The monument to the architects of the Kazan Kremlin
- Bishop’s House. Cathedral of the Annunciation (with the excursion)
- The Governor’s Palace, Leaning Suyumbike Tower and the legend about queen Suyumbike, mausoleum of the Kazan khans, the secret of Tainistskaya Passage Tower
- Cannon Yard complex, the Cathedral Mosque of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Excursion on the main mosque of the Tatar Republic – Kul Sharif Mosque
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Included in the price:
- Guide services within the excursion program
- Entrance tickets to the territory of the Kremlin
The cost of the tour
| The size of the group | From the group | From the person |
| 40 people | 4 400 р. | 110 р. |
| 30 people | 3 600 р. | 120 р. |
| 18 people | 3 060 р. | 170 р. |
| 7 people | 2 590 р. | 370 р. |
| 3 people | 1 710 р. | 570 р. |
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