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7 Wonders of

Tatarstan

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Kul-Sharif mosque

The first wonder

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KUL SHARIF MOSQUE WAS BUILT IN 2005 IN MEMORY OF THE

OLD 8-MINARET MOSQUE THAT EXISTED IN THE KREMLIN

UNTIL 1552. THE MOSQUE COMPLEX INCLUDES THE BUILDING

OF THE MOSQUE, A MUSEUM, A LIBRARY, A PUBLISHING

CENTER AND MANAGEMENT OF THE IMAM.

OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE IN THE AREA OF THE MOSQUE

ATTACHED TO THE HALL OF THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC

CULTURE IN TATARSTAN.

THE BASIS OF HIS IMAGINATIVE SOLUTIONS BASED ON THE

IDEA OF CONTINUITY OF ISLAMIC

TRADITIONS IN THE

CULTURE OF THE

TATAR PEOPLE.

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Tower Syuyumbike

The second wonder

This tower is a monument Kazan

Kremlin . Its height is 58 meters, it

consists of seven tiers. Tower was

built in the XVII century. Its name

legends associated with the name of

Queen Syuyumbike Kazan. A

recognized architectural symbol of

Kazan - Suyumbike tower is well

known far beyond the borders of

Tatarstan, and in fact is recognized

by all the world as the symbol of the

Tatars of their homeland.

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The Devil’s settlement

The thirdly wonder

Yelabuga (Devil) fort - the remains

of a fortified settlement on the banks

of the Kama River, near the city of

Elabuga, her height is 7 feet 1. In

1834, Professor. I. Erdman on

"Devil's ancient settlement" has

found only the tower, the remaining

parts of the building were

demolished by local residents to

foundations. In 1844 the tower

collapsed, then collapsed tower was

rebuilt on the old foundation and

covered with iron.

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Bilyar

The fourth wonder

Bilyar great ancient city located in the

valley of the Little Cheremshan.

Bilyar in the 9th century was one of the

most important political, economic and

cultural centers of Volga Bulgar, he passed

through the main trade route from Europe

to Central Asia. In 1236 Batu Khan

unleashed the power of his army to the

city. Local people were killed, and the city

is completely looted and burned to the

ground. In the vicinity of the ancient ruins

Bilyar is quite an amazing place - the tract

called "Holy Spring". Today Bilyar - a

unique monument of architecture, interest

in which is not cool so far.

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Island Svijazhsk

The fifth wonder

Svijazhsk - Zelenodol'sk village in the district of the Republic of

Tatarstan. It was founded in 1551 as an outpost of the troops of Ivan IV

the Terrible. In memory of the victory in Sviyazhsk Pskov architects were

built: the church in the name of cvyatitelya and Nicholas Cathedral of

the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. In the Assumption Cathedral

Sviyazhska XVI century frescoes, which is rare images of King John IV

and Metropolitan Macarius

of Moscow. On the island of

preserved pre-Revolutionary

names of the streets.

Island-Svijazhsk - an oasis

of nature Volga region, there

is no transport, industry and

modern buildings.

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BULGAR

The sixth wonder

On the banks of the Volga is one

of the great monuments of our

cultural heritage - Bulgarian

settlement. Bulgarians built up

and flourished. In the 60 years

of the XIV century, the city became

one of the largest cities in Europe,

where more than 50,000 people.

Modern Bulgaria - a vast mound,

surrounded by a rampart and

ditch length of more than five

miles away, where architectural

monuments XIII - XIV centuries, such as the Great Mosque, East and North

mausoleums, Khan's Tomb, Small Minaret, the Black Chamber of

Commerce, the White House, archaeological sites.

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The building of the State Bank

The seventh wonder

Kazan

New York

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The building of the State Bank is very

similar to the building of the New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is located

on the main street of the city, Bauman

Street. The building in neoclassical style

with elements of baroque and modernaYu

remodeled in 1996, the building serves as a

decoration of the operating room with a

glass canopy roof. in 1917-1918. stored in the

building part of the gold reserves of Russia.