Things to see in Kazan
Kazan is a city in Russian Federation, with an urban population of about 1.1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 10 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Qol Şärif Mosque Place of worship
The Kul Sharif Mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.
2Astronomical Observatory of the University of Kazan Landmark
Astronomical Observatory of Kazan University is a Russian astronomical observatory located in the city of Kazan at an altitude of 75 meters above sea level.
3Söyembikä Tower Landmark
Söyembikä Tower, also called the Khan's Mosque, is probably the most familiar landmark and architectural symbol of Kazan.
4Märcani Mosque Place of worship
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.
5Soltan Mosque Place of worship
The Soltan Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.
6Nurulla Mosque Place of worship
The Nurulla Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.
7Bornay Mosque Place of worship
The Bornay Mosque, also spelled Burnayevskaya Mosque is a mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
8Äcem Mosque Place of worship
Äcem Mosque; is a prominent cathedral mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the southern part of the Old Tatar Quarter, a historic district populated by Tatars, and is one of about a dozen historical mosques in the district.
9İske Taş Mosque Place of worship
The İske Taş or Iske Tash Mosque, also the Old Stone Mosque or the Mosque of the Old Stone, formerly known as The Ninth Cathedral Mosque, The Big Stone Mosque, is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.
10The Thousandth Anniversary of Islam Mosque Place of worship
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.
11Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Place of worship
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Kazan (Tatarstan). It is one of the most famous churches in Naryshkin Baroque.
12Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre Arts & culture
The Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre is the leading Tatar theater in Kazan, Russia. Named after the playwright Galiaskar Kamal, it was founded on December 22, 1906.
13Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden Park
The Kazan Zoological and Botanical Garden sometimes called the Kazan Zoo, is a mixed garden in Kazan, Russia. It displays over 1,000 and 160 species of plants and animals, respectively.
14Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Kazan Place of worship
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Kazan (in the deanery of Bashkortostan), Tatarstan, Russia, under the Diocese of Saratov.
15Millennium Bridge Landmark
The Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005, and from the shape of its M-like pylon.
16Church of the Epiphany (Kazan) Place of worship
The Epiphany Cathedral is an Orthodox church located in the Kazan subdistrict and is part of the Kazan and Tatarstan Diocese. The church is situated in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan on Bauman Street.
17Arskoe cemetery History
Arskoe Cemetery is the central necropolis in Kazan, and is located in the city's Vakhitovsky District, to the northeast of Kazan's centre in Tatarstan, Russia.
18Bolğar Mosque, Qazan Place of worship
Bulgar Mosque, is a mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
19Arbuzov Museum Museum
Aleksandr and Boris Arbuzov House-Museum is a Russian State (departmental) Memorial Museum attached to the A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Kazan Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
20Ushkova House, Kazan Landmark
The House of Zinaida Ushkova is a building in Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, which was reconstructed in the beginning of the 20th century in an eclectic style.
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