3. Kazan is the capital of the Tatar republic. It is called the third capital of Russia. Kazan is one of the most modern, comfortable and traditionally cosmopolitan cities of our country. There are two cultures in Kazan. The first culture is European and the second culture is Asian. I think that the best time to visit Kazan is summer, because in summer you can really have a nice rest in Kazan and look at all attractions of this beautiful city. There are a lot of streets, parks, monuments, museums, theatres and shopping malls in Kazan.

4. Kazan

5. Kazan at night time

6. You can feel the cosmopolitanism of Kazan when you walk in the territory of Kazan Kremlin. It was built in 1556-1562. Not long ago special equipment for the clock was brought. When the clock strikes in dark, it flashes crimson. There are a lot of historical and cultural attractions near Kazan Kremlin.

7. Kazan Kremlin

8. Kazan Kremlin at night time

9. We can’t imagine Kazan without Syuyumbeki Tower.It was built about 400 years ago. It is one of the most famous leaning towers in the world. Syuyumbeki Tower is an architectural emblem of the city. At present, the slope of the tower is 1.8 m.

10. The name of Syuyumbeki Tower is associated with the name Tatar queen called Syuyumbeki - the wife of the last two of Kazan khans. There is a very beautiful and sad legend about the construction of this tower. Once upon a time Ivan the Terrible wanted to marry queen Syuyumbeki. When the queen got the proposal of marriage, she set a condition. Ivan the Terrible had to build the tallest tower in the city. The Tsar built the tower, but Syuyumbeki climbed it and fell of the tower.

11. There is the most modern mosque in Kazan, which name is Kul Sharif Mosque. Kul Sharif Mosque is also a memorial to the fallen defenders of the city of Kazan. The mosque was built in 1996-2005. Kul Sharif Mosque is tatars’s from all the world mosque.

12. Kul Sharif Mosque

13. Kul Sharif Mosque. Inside view

14. The subway of Kazan is the youngest subway in Russia. It is 5 years old. It was built in 2005.

15. The subway of Kazan

17. The best way to travel in Tatarstan is water. You can go to Svijazhsk, for example, from Kazan River port. It takes you about two hours to get to Svijazhsk from Kazan.

18. Raifskiy Monastery is also well worth visiting. One of the wonders of this place is silent frogs.

19. Raifskiy Monastery

20. Additional information http://www.kazan-kremlin.ru/main/ http://www.yandex.ru/