Get to know Kazan, where an ancient kremlin sits beside modern rebuilds, a mosque beside an Orthodox cathedral, and city legends beside real historical events. The route starts in the heart of the city, the Kazan Kremlin, and leads along touristy Bauman Street to the quiet Black Lake park, Freedom Square and the National Library, ending on the Kremlin Embankment with views of “The Bowl” and the Ferris wheel.
Taynitskaya Tower
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🏯 Fortress remains · 📜 Historic site
Governor's Palace
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🏰 Palace · 📜 Historic site
Söyembikä Tower
⭐️ Famous people · 🕵️ Urban legend · 📜 Historic site
Lookout over the Palace of Farmers
🔭 Viewpoint · 🏙 Modern architecture
Kul Sharif Mosque
🏙 Modern architecture · 🕍 Place of worship
Sheinkman Passage and the Spasskaya Tower
⭐️ Famous people · 📜 Historic site
Bauman Street
🍽️ Cafés and restaurants · 🪆 Local traditions · 🗿 Sculptures
Black Lake
🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🍽️ Cafés and restaurants
Freedom Square
⛲ Square · 🎭 Theater
National Library
🏙 Modern architecture
Kremlin Embankment
🔭 Viewpoint · 🚶♂️ Waterfront
Point 4
🔭 Viewpoint • 🏙 Modern architecture
East of the Söyembikä Tower is a lookout platform with a view of the Palace of Farmers. It isn't a historic building: construction began in 2008 and finished in 2010. Today the palace is the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan and an example of how skillfully Kazan blends history and modernity, including in its architecture.
In the central arch of the facade stands a bronze tree about 20 meters (65 ft) tall. It has no leaves, but in the evening it is lit with green light that imitates foliage. The tree symbolizes fertility and prosperity. The building's architecture mixes Classicism, Empire style, Baroque and Eastern motifs.
Point on route “Kazan: A City of Harmonious Contrasts”
Point 4
🔭 Viewpoint • 🏙 Modern architecture
East of the Söyembikä Tower is a lookout platform with a view of the Palace of Farmers. It isn't a historic building: construction began in 2008 and finished in 2010. Today the palace is the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan and an example of how skillfully Kazan blends history and modernity, including in its architecture.
In the central arch of the facade stands a bronze tree about 20 meters (65 ft) tall. It has no leaves, but in the evening it is lit with green light that imitates foliage. The tree symbolizes fertility and prosperity. The building's architecture mixes Classicism, Empire style, Baroque and Eastern motifs.
11 points
4 km
1 hour
