Kazan cat

Kazan cat is a monument in Tatarstan, Volga Region. Kazan cat is situated nearby to the movie theater Cinema ‘Rodina, as well as near the amusement arcade The Deep VR.

Photo: Vadim Indeikin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: monument in Qazan, Tatarstan
Also known as: “Qazan Cat monument” and “Кот Казанский”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral and Musa Dzhalil Street 19, Kazan.

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 160 metres north of Kazan cat.

Musa Dzhalil Street 19, Kazan

Historic building

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Musa Dzhalil Street 19, Kazan is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres north of Kazan cat.

Kul-Sharif mosque

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Kul Sharif Mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul. Kul-Sharif mosque is situated 1 km northwest of Kazan cat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazan and Old Tatar Quarter.

Kazan

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Kazan is a city in and the capital of Tatarstan, Russia, of which it is also the largest. 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.