Astronomical Observatory of Kazan Federal University

Kazan Federal University is a public research university located in Kazan, Russia. The university was founded in 1804 as Imperial Kazan University, which makes it the second oldest continuously existing tertiary education institution in Russia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ushkova House and Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Ushkova House

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The House of Zinaida Ushkova is a building in Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, which was reconstructed in the beginning of the 20th century in an eclectic style. Ushkova House is situated 170 metres northeast of Astronomical Observatory of Kazan Federal University.

Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral

Church

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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Kazan. It is one of the most famous churches in Naryshkin Baroque. The temple was consecrated in honour of heavenly Tsar Peter I of Russia patron. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is situated 470 metres northwest of Astronomical Observatory of Kazan Federal University.

Alexandrovsky passage

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Alexandrovsky passage is situated 430 metres northwest of Astronomical Observatory of Kazan Federal University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazan and Old Tatar Quarter.

Kazan

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Kazan is the capital and largest city of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres, with a population of over 1.3 million residents, and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area.

Old Tatar Quarter

Suburb

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The Old Tatar Quarter is a historical area in the southern part of the Vakhitovsky district in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The quarter stretches from northwest to southeast and is located between Lake Nizhniy Kaban and the Bolaq channel in the east, the southern intracity railway tracks in the west, the Central Market in the north and Vakhit Square in the south.