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Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
The Assumption Cathedral is located on the town island of Sviyazhsk and is part of the monastery of the same name. Sviyazhsk, located at the confluence of the Volga, Sviyaga and Shchuka rivers, was a crossroads of the Silk Road and the Volga River and was founded by Ivan the Terrible in 1551. It was from this outpost that he launched his conquest of the Khanate of Kazan. The geographical location and architectural composition of the Assumption Monastery reflect the political and missionary plans of Tsar Ivan IV to expand the territory of Moscow. The frescoes in the cathedral are one of the rarest examples of Orthodox frescoes.
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
The Kazan Kremlin was built on ancient ruins dating back to the Muslim period of the Golden Horde and the Khanate of Kazan. In 1552, Ivan the Terrible conquered Kazan and made it a Christian diocese in the Volga region. The Kazan Kremlin is the only surviving Tatar fortress in Russia and an important pilgrimage site, consisting of a group of outstanding historical buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries, incorporating remains of earlier buildings from the 10th to the 16th centuries.
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
The Kazan Kremlin was built on ancient ruins dating back to the Muslim period of the Golden Horde and the Khanate of Kazan. In 1552, Ivan the Terrible conquered Kazan and made it a Christian diocese in the Volga region. The Kazan Kremlin is the only surviving Tatar fortress in Russia and an important pilgrimage site, consisting of a group of outstanding historical buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries, incorporating remains of earlier buildings from the 10th to the 16th centuries.
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
The site is located along the Volga River, just south of its confluence with the Kama River, south of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. It contains the remains of the medieval city of Bulgar, an early settlement of the Volga-Bulgar civilization, which existed between the 7th and 15th centuries AD and was the first capital of the Golden Horde in the 13th century. Bulgar represents centuries of historical and cultural exchange and transformation in Eurasia, playing a key role in the formation of civilizations, customs and cultural traditions. The site provides remarkable evidence of historical continuity and cultural diversity. It is a symbolic reminder of the Volga-Bulgar people's acceptance of Islam in 922 AD and remains a holy place of pilgrimage for Tatar Muslims.