Russia - Kazan - Kazan Nights

 

Kazan Nights

Sent by myself during my visit to Kazan in July this year.

Russia - Kazan - The Kazan Kremlin

 

The Kazan Kremlin. The gun court complex.

Sent by myself during my visit to Kazan in July this year.

This is the 3rd postcard featuring The Kazan Kremlin. The other two are here and here.

Russia - Republic of Tatarstan - National Museum

The National Museum of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Sent by Lena, a postcrosser from Russia.

The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan (NM RT) is the largest museum in Tatarstan. It was founded as a Kazan Town Scientific and Industrial Museum in 1894 and opened on April 5, 1895. The basis of the museum is a private collection of 40 thousandth items of Andrei Fedorovich Likhachev (1832-90), a well-known regional archaeologist, numismatist, collector also the exhibits of scientific and industrial exhibition in 1890. Well-known scientists of Kazan University stood at the roots of the establishment of the museum and of the museum's collections formation, such as: A.A. Stuckenberg, N.P. Zagoskin, P.I. Krotov, N.F. Vysotsky, N.F. Catania and others. The museum occupies the former building of Gostinniy dvor (guest house), a monument of architecture and history of Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan. (read further)

Russia - Kul Shariff Mosque

The opening of Kul Sharif mosque (24/06/2005).

Sent by Irina, a postcrosser from Russia.

This is from Wikipedia : The Qolşärif mosque (pronounced [kɔlʃæˈriːf], also spelled Qol Sharif, Kol Sharif, Qol Sherif via Tatar: Колшәриф мәчете and Kul Sharif via Russian: мечеть Кул-Шариф) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be -at the time of its construction- the largest mosque in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul (read further).

Russia - Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin (2)

Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin.

Sent by Elena, a postcrosser from Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Russia - Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin

The sight of the Kazan Kremlin (Kul Sharif Mosque in front). It is part of Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sent by Meriam from Russia.

The complex of the Kazan Kremlin and its key monuments represents exceptional testimony of historical continuity and cultural diversity over a long period, resulting in an important interchange of values generated by the different cultures. It is exceptional testimony of the khanate and is the only surviving Tatar fortress with traces of the original town-planning conception. It is, furthermore, an outstanding example of a synthesis of Tatar and Russian influences in architecture, integrating different cultures (Bulgar, Golden Horde, Tatar, Italian and Russian), as well as showing the impact of Islam and Christianity (read further)

Russia - Kazan

Sent by Olga from Moscow in Russia. This postcard shows the city of Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

This is from Wikipedia : Kazan (Russian: Каза́нь; Tatar: Казан, Qazan) is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The eighth largest city of Russia, it lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. The Kazan Kremlin is a World Heritage Site. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to brand itself as the "Third Capital" of Russia. In 2009 it was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia.