2. Kazan is the capital and the
largest city of the Republic of
Tatarstan. With a population
of more than one million. It is
the 8th most populous city in
Russia. Kazan lies at the
confluence of the Volga and
Kazanka rivers in European
Russia. In April 2009, the
Russian Patent Office granted
Kazan the right to brand itself
as the "Third Capital" of
Russia. The Kazan Kremlin is a
World Heritage Site.
3. The symbol of Kazan
The most unusual structure in the
Kremlin complex is the Suyumbike
Tower. It has become the architectural
symbol of Kazan and is famous a long
way from the Republic of Tatarstan
4. Hystorical places
Kazan has a lot of historical
places. For example
the Kazan Kremlin which was
declared a World
Heritage Site in 2000. Major
monuments in the
Kremlin are the 5-domed 6-
columned
Annunciation Cathedral (1561–
62)
6. Also of interest are
the towers and
walls, erected in the
16th and 17th
centuries but later
reconstructed; the
Kul-Sharif
mosque, which is
already rebuilt inside
the citadel
7. …remains of the
Saviour
Monastery with
the Spasskaya
Tower; and the
Governor's
House (1843–
53), now the
Palace of the
President of
Tatarstan.
9. Kazan is a significant educational and cultural center of Russia.
There are about 40 universities operating in the city. Among
them there is the Kazan State University founded in 1804
10. There are lots of museums, libraries, concert halls, theaters in this city. Two
renowned international festivals: the opera festival named after F.I.
Shalyapin and the classical ballet festival named after R. Nuriev have been
regularly held for a period of many years in the Opera and Ballet Theater
named after M. Jalil
11. Apart from the local museum there is "Ermitazh-Kazan" Center
located in Kazan, which is the only branch of the famous museum in
Russia. There are a lot of movie theatres, entertainment centers and
nightclubs of the European level in Kazan.
13. Kazan is a major
transportation
center. There is a
railway and a bus
station, a river
port and an
international
airport. Much
attention is paid to
the roads.
Renewal of roads
is performed with
application of up-
to-date
technologies and
foreign-made
equipment.
19. They and the volley ball club "Dinamo-TTG" and others
commendably represent Kazan at the championships of
20. In recent years the following major sports facilities have
been built in Kazan: Basket-hall, Ice Sports Palace
"Tatneft Arena ", horse race track, Russian ice hockey
stadium, the central stadium and many others.
25. Theatres :
Tatar theatre
of young
spectators
named of
G.Kariev, Tata
r state
academic
theatre
named of
Galiaskar
Kamal, Theatr
e of Opera
and
ballet.named
M. Jalil, The
Big Drama
theatre
named.
Kachalova,etc