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Kazan KremlinNative name Russian: xd0x9axd0xb0xd0xb7xd0xb0xd0xbdxd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb8xd0xb9 xd0x9axd1x80xd0xb5xd0xbcxd0xbbxd1x8c Kazan KremlinLocationKazan, RussiaBuilt10thxe2x80x9416th centuries[1] UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameHistoric and Architectural Complex of the Kazan KremlinTypeCulturalCriteriaii, iii, ivDesignated2000 (24th session)Referencexc2xa0no.980State PartyRussiaRegionEurope and North America Location of Kazan Kremlin in European RussiaShow map of European RussiaKazan Kremlin (Europe)Show map of Europe
The Kazan Kremlin (Russian: xd0x9axd0xb0xd0xb7xd0xb0xd0xbdxd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb8xd0xb9 xd0x9axd1x80xd0xb5xd0xbcxd0xbbxd1x8c; Tatar: xd0x9axd0xb0xd0xb7xd0xb0xd0xbd xd0xbaxd0xb8xd1x80xd0xbcxd3x99xd0xbdxd0xb5) is the chief historic citadel of Russia, situated in the city of Kazan.
It was built at the behest of Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the former castle of Kazan khans.
Kazan Kreml' in 1630
Kazan Kreml' in 1839
Kazan Kreml' in 1911
Like many of Kazan's buildings of the period, it is constructed of local pale sandstone rather than of brick.
A well-known legend connects the tower with the last queen of the Khanate of Kazan.
The opening of one of the biggest mosques in Europe, the Qolxc5x9fxc3xa4rif Mosque, was held in Kazan on June 24, 2005.
The facility was reconstructed on the site where presumably Kazan Khanate's principal mosque had been standing before 1552.
Speaking at the ceremony, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaeymiev said "the Qolxc5x9fxc3xa4rif mosque is a new symbol of Kazan and Tatarstan... a bridge connecting... our past and future."
On July 21, 2005, the feast day of the holy icon "Theotokos of Kazan", in the presence of the crowd of 10,000 pilgrims, Patriarch Alexius II and Mintimer Shaeymiev placed at the newly restored Annunciation Cathedral the holiest copy of the long-lost icon, which had been returned to Russia in 2004 by Pope John Paul II shortly before his death.
In 2005 the first stage of the Kazan Metro also included a station named Kremlyovskaya (or Kreml in Tatar), whose exits are right next to the Kremlin.
Built on a site inhabited since very ancient times, the Kazan Kremlin dates back to the Islamic period in the history of Volga Bulgaria, the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate.
In the 10th-13th centuries, Kazan was a pre-Mongol Bulgar city with fortified trading settlement, surrounded by moats, ramparts and stockade.
In the 13th-16th centuries, the city developed in the framework of the Golden Horde and Kazan Khanate.
The urban fabric of the Kazan Kremlin has formed the basis of the continuous development of the central part of Kazan city where the citadel is the centerpiece of composition.
Kazan Kremlin dates back to the 10th century, and its authenticity has been attested by a number of historical chronicles and historical writings (the Nikon Chronicle, the Rogozhsky Chronicler, the Novgorod chronicles, Story of the Tsardom of Kazan, Prince Kurbskyxe2x80x99s Legendry about the Conquest of Kazan), abundant archaeological material, documents, and archival records, as well as by the urban structure itself.
In all their stylistic variety, the architectural monuments are perceived as an ensemble, and the Kremlin has remained a major compositional point of the city of Kazan.