The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kazan

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kazan, Russia

Updated November 24, 2015

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Unusual Attractions in Kazan

Temple of All Religions

Kazan, Russia

Temple of All Religions

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Museum interior

Kazan, Russia

Soviet Lifestyle Museum

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

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Kazan, Russia

Qolşärif Mosque

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Suyumbike Tower

Kazan, Russia

Suyumbike Tower

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

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The Assumption Cathedral and Monastery.

Sviyazhsk, Russia

Assumption Cathedral and Monastery

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

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