Kazan Kremlin is the main attraction of the capital of Tatarstan, which without exaggeration can be called the "heart" of the city. This is a huge complex in which the Russian and Tatar cultural traditions are harmoniously and distinctly combined.

The Kremlin includes several historical and architectural complexes spread over a territory of 1,500 square meters:

• Defensive structures (8 towers), including one of the symbols of Kazan - the falling tower Syuyumbike
• The Governor's Palace
• Blagoveshchensky cathedral
• Attendance
• The Transfiguration Monastery
• Junker College
• Cannon yard
• Kul-Sharif Mosque

The Kazan Kremlin also houses the Museum of Islam, the Natural History Museum of Tatarstan, the WWII Memorial Museum, the Hermitage's Hermitage-Hermitage-Kazan Center, etc.

How to get here

The Kazan Kremlin is located on the left bank of the Volga. You can get to the place by bus (6, 15, 29, 35, 37, 47 and other routes), trolleybus (1, 4, 10, 17, 18 routes) and metro (Kremlyovskaya station). If you move by public transport, then you can get out at the stops: "Central Department Store", "Central Stadium" or "Palace of Sports", "st. Bauman. "

Address: Kremlin, 2; phone: +7 843 567 80 01, entrance to the Kremlin through the gates of the Spasskaya Tower, free of charge.

Kul-Sharif

Suyumbike

The walls of the Kremlin

Architectural, cultural and historical values ​​

The Kazan Kremlin is a large complex consisting of archaeological, historical and architectural monuments of 12-20 centuries.

Many years ago ...

Settlement and development of the territory of the "Kremlin" hill began many centuries ago. The first settlement here appeared, according to some information, in the 10th century, as early as the 12th century the Kremlin was an outpost of the northern borders of the Volga Bulgaria. From the second half of the 13th century it became the center of the Kazan principality of the Golden Horde, and then the Kazan Khanate.

Kazan has fallen ...

After the capture of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible, the buildings of the Kremlin were significantly damaged, and the mosques were destroyed. By order of the king for the construction of a white stone Kremlin in Kazan, Pskov architects were called to build the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow. The fortress was significantly expanded, with the complete replacement of wooden defensive structures with stone ones only in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century the Kazan Kremlin lost its military function and became the administrative and cultural center of the Volga region. During the following centuries, the construction of the Governor's Palace, the cadet school, the new bishop's house, the building of the places of presence and the spiritual consistory are being conducted here. In addition, the Annunciation Cathedral was significantly reconstructed.

To the present day…

After the revolution of 1917, the Church of the Spassky Monastery, the bell tower of the Annunciation Cathedral, the Church of Cyprian and Iustinia, a chapel under the Spassky Tower and other objects were destroyed in the Kazan Kremlin. In the 90s the Kazan Kremlin received the status of the residence of the president of Tatarstan. Restoration work is carried out here. In 1995, work began on the reconstruction of the mosque Kul-Sharif, which today is one of the largest in Europe.

Today you can inspect all the sights of the Kremlin in about one and a half days, a quick survey (that is, a sightseeing tour) lasts 1, 5 hours and costs about 600 rubles per group up to 10 people.