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Simply beautiful
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Construction noise and dust
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A city with 1000 years history
bugulma Says: The church is situated near of Kremlin (Bol'shaya Krasnaya Street). It was built in 1726-1728 instead of wooden church, built in XVI century. The church was reconstructed several times, especially in 1831 (after fire) and in 1855. In 1937 the church was closed and used as a...
belka_fl Says: Opened from 10:00am till 09:00pm Monday and Tuesday days off Phones: Information:Å-mail: (8432) 700-900 marketing@letostop.ru akva-tyr@mi.ru This is a very fun place in Kazan for spending time with your friends! Pools, bars, nice music and warm sauna in case you got cold!
Pablos_new Says: This is the center and the heart of the town. The English traveler Jenkinson wrote in his memoirs in 1558: "Kazan is a beautiful city, built in the Russian and Tatar style, with a strong castle, standing on a high hill."Starting in 1556, Russian stonemasons, under the...
Pablos_new Says: Tower "Sjujumbikie" is the "local Pisa Tower" of Kazan'Every selfrespected town of the world must have its own Pisa Tower. And of course there is a romantic story about a pretty girl, love, death, etc. related to this tower. :)
Pablos_new Says: This is real madness! This building with unicorns and gargouilles, looking like Palace of Versailles, is quite modern building constructed just in 2008. You will never guess from its shape that this is Ministry of Agriculture or "Palace of Farmers" as stated on fronton in...
CAMILO9015 Says: The Qolşärif mosque, also spelled Qol Sharif, Kol Sharif, Qol Sherif via Tatar: located in Kazan Kremlin was the largest mosque in Russia and, reputedly, in Europe outside Istanbul.[1] As of 2009, reputedly, it's the second largest mosque in Europe (without Turkey)...
Nuclei Says: Vakhitov was one of the leading figures in Kazan history. He was Muslim and supported Bolsheviks and took part in revolt in Kazan. He was also one of the main part of Kazan defense against Bashkirs.After capture of Kazan by Czechoslovak troops and National Army of Komuch...
Kul Sharif Mosque - Kazan Kremlin
Nuclei Says: The original Kul Sharif Mosque was destroyed by Ivan the Terrible so there is less known about it. The new mosque is constructed in Kazan Kremlin and opened 1000th anniversary of Kazan celebrations. Claimed to be the largest mosque in East Europe.The construction of Kul...
Nuclei Says: As we all know, Lenin monuments are everywhere in Russia but Lenin has a significant importance in Kazan. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin attended Kazan University and shaped up his thoughts during his education in Kazan. He studied law here and paid special interest to literacy. He...
Nuclei Says: There is a nice lake in Kazan. The park on its beginning is full of colored flowers and good spot to take nice lake air. You will see many youngster around you, in the park, on the lake shore. This park also a good spot if you want to take a photo of the lake and...
3 Reviews and 15 Opinions I have no idea about this hotel before I check in, neither about its location, nor its rating. I...
3 Reviews and 3 Opinions The Hotel Tatarstan (Tel. 32 68 79) at 2 Ulitsa Kuibysehva is a recently renovated Intourist-style...
Joker Bar: Live music with good beer
ozalp Says: I’ve been told that if I want to have a drink and listen to the rock music, this is where I have to go. It has live music for Fridays and Saturdays.It is the bar of Mirage Hotel. It is under the entrance floor of the hotel. I’ve never thought to go there since I was...
globetrott Says: Kazan / Kasan is one of the main stations of the Transsibirian Railway, in a distance of 793 Km east of Moscow. Take a look at my link, I found it in a german brochure of a travelagency, so these prices are just in order to give you an idea, how much it would be. With these...
belka_fl Says: The length of the Kazan rail road is 18 km and there are 14 stations: Glavnyi vokzal, Staryi avtovokzal, Vakhitovo, Zheleznodorozhnaya, Rotornaya, Ametievo, Staroe Ametevo, Dostoevskogo, Abzhalilova, Novatorov, Kompressornyi, Karier, Derbishki, Novie Derbishki. A new line...
Mega Mall: The Biggest, The Best
Lighthouseman Says: The inevitable has occurred! Mega Mall opened on the 18th of November 2005. The new family mall has a total are of 115 000 sq.m. There are about 137 stores. A wide range of goods turns people's heads. Dozens of cafee and restaurants help you have a rest during shopping....
Kazan Kremlin Shops: Traditional Tatar Souvenirs
Nuclei Says: There are cute shops in Kazan Kremlin where you can bu very authentic local gifts. Scarfs, beads, magnets, keyholders, snowballs, porcelain, glass tableware, many many others. The prices are not different than the ones you will find on Bauman street. Scarf of Rubin Kazan...
Learn at least the cyrillic alphabeth !
globetrott Says: Without beeing able to read at least the russian alphabet you will hardly be able to get along in places like Kazan / Kasan.A few young people might speak english or even some german, BUT 99,9% of the people in supermarkets, shops, post-offices, train-counters, police etc....
Ladies & Gents - dont confuse them
globetrott Says: M does not stand for Men , (but muscheni), but at least it is a way to remember, where to enter for gents, the ladies enter on the right, maybe you better remember that cyrillic letter, because you will not always find the doors so close to each other.In most cases you will...
strange ways of running a business...
globetrott Says: This shop in the cruise-port of Kazan is a good example for the way that many shop-owners are still running their business : In the morning we arrived very early and the shop was still closed !OK, I could see it will be open, when we come back from the tour. I had a look...
Nuclei Says: This is the home for Rubin Kazan football team. Dependent on the growth and wealth in Tatarstan, the victories in sporting events also started to increase. Rubin Kazan won the championship in Russia in 2008 and 2009. They have also beaten Barcelona last year at Nou Camp in...
The Kremlin is a UNESCO-World-heritage
globetrott Says: The Kremlin of Kazan / Kasan was granted the title UNESCO-World-heritage some years ago and so they proudly have the UNESCO-emblem on top of many of their towers there. The tower that you see in these photographs is the one, where most tours are leaving the Kremlin-area and...
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A: There are a lot of information about history of this building in Runet (Russian Internet), but you don't mention you understand Russian. You are right, this is the...
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In 2004 Kazan had prepared to mark 800 years anniversary but in the end of 2003 archaeologists has discovered coins, which permitted to say it's 1000 years to the city. History said firstly the...
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I was doing some research for my incoming Budapest trip at the first days of December 2007. Then suddenly I had an opportunity to visit Kazan! In December!! It was -15ºC in the morning during my stay....
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I am sure that only several people on VT know something about this city. I was born in Kazan and I have been living here for many years. In this short time my city has made a tremendous impact in its...
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Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan Republic. Tatars are the Turkic people who are the resident of this geography more than 1000 years. It is quite unique to see mosques in orthodox Russia. Tatars are...
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