Previously, this square was called Fair. The authorities of Kazan in 2005, with the consent of local residents, renamed it into the Millennium Square (in honor of the anniversary). This place has become the center for all global events of the city and the republic. All holidays are accompanied by large-scale festivities and unforgettable fireworks. In the historical center of the city is the Millennium Square.
Kazan Square
Address of the largest area: RT, Kazan, Vakhitovsky district, index 420111, Millennium Square. In the capital of Kazan, a huge many areas. The largest of them are Palace, Liberty and Millennium.
Palace Square, sometimes called Fedoseevsky Park or Palace Embankment, is located in the heart of the city. It is surrounded by a residential complex, the walls of the Kremlin and the surprisingly beautiful embankment of the Kazanka River.
Freedom Square is the second largest after the Millennium Square. It is also located in the city center. It houses the State Conservatory, the Town Hall, the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, etc.
Main square: general information
Millennium Square (the former Fairground) has impressive dimensions - approximately 99,000 square meters. m
The largest square of the Millennium is one of the 2 main ones (with Freedom Square) in the capital of Tatarstan, located in the historical unique center near the Kazan Kremlin. In addition, it is one of the largest areas not only in Russia, but also in the world.
Many panoramas of the square with the “flying saucer” of the state circus, with the Kul-Sharif mosque, the Kremlin, the Pyramid and other architectural structures are the most common visiting cards for tourists and the most popular and visited sights of Kazan. On its territory and near the square there are a football stadium and a metro station, a train station, various cozy cafes, a concert hall "Pyramid", a circus building, the Kremlin. From this place you can admire the magnificent surrounding urban landscapes: the Kazanka River and small cozy gardens.
The Millennium Square (Kazan) was quite intensively completed and reconstructed before its opening.
Description
On its main axis, the area is oriented from the northwest to the southeast. The length in length is approximately 510 meters, width - 130-250 meters.
It includes a field with magnificent green lawns, tilted from the Kremlin wall and being one of the best places for recreation for citizens and guests after a long walk.
There are pedestrian paths and lampposts on the square , a wide carriageway from the Kremlin Dam across the Kazanka River to the very beginning of the river. Bulak, a spacious area in front of the stadium, travel (local) at the foot of the Kremlin, cozy public gardens at the circus. Several bus and trolleybus lines pass from the roadway, from which it is possible to transfer to the Kremlyovskaya metro station, located at the beginning of Bauman Street.
The Millennium Square in Kazan is huge in size, beautiful and unique.
History and activities
From 1999 to 2002, according to the decision of the mayor of the city, the area was redeveloped and reconstructed. The increase in its territory was due to parts of Bauman and Novo-Kremlin streets and the demolition of dilapidated, historically low-value low-rise buildings on the outskirts of Bauman Street.
The square is the main place for mass cultural events: the Day of the Republic and the city, the international festival "Creation of the World", Victory Day, etc. It is gathered here on holidays up to several hundred thousand city guests and citizens. Every year, a 40-meter structure is installed in front of the stadium - the main New Year tree. Often there are sports and cultural events, etc.
The historical part of the city is impossible to imagine without the Millennium Square.
sights
The Millennium Square in Kazan is also notable for the fact that the main historical sights of the city adjoin it.
The Kazan Kremlin in 2005 was included in the UNESCO heritage list. This is a huge architectural complex. Its peculiarity also lies in the fact that there is no written evidence of when the Kremlin was founded.
It is impossible to imagine the Millennium Square without the Kul Sharif mosque (located in the Kremlin). Kazan once stormed Ivan the Terrible, after which for a long time the city could not be reborn and become the main center of Muslims of the entire Volga region. Only in 1996 was the beginning of the construction of a mosque, it ended after 9 years. The mosque was named in honor of the last imam, the old Kul-Sharif, who defended the fortress with heroism and died, defending the city.
The central stadium is a structure located directly on the territory that covers the area of the Millennium. Kazan has in his person an excellent sports facility, commissioned in the 60s of the last century.
Kazan is a city with a history of circus art for more than 100 years. At this place, the Nikitin brothers organized the very first circus in 1890. The building of the modern circus, accommodating more than 2 thousand spectators, was erected in 1967.
KRC “Pyramid” is original in its appearance. This building is unique throughout the country. It is the largest cultural and entertainment center in the Volga region.
The pedestrian Bauman street in the center of Kazan is one of the main streets, which the city can rightfully be proud of. On the street, which is the oldest in Kazan, there are many interesting architectural monuments dedicated to the centuries-old history of the city and famous personalities. During the period of the Kazan Khanate, it was called the Nogai, and was renamed after the destruction of the Kremlin walls during the assault of the troops of Ivan the Terrible on Prolomnaya Street, which later became Bolshoi Prolomnaya. In 1930, this street was named after the revolutionary Bauman (a native of Kazan).
Conclusion
Almost the heart of the capital is the Millennium Square. Kazan is a city steeped in centuries-old history, a spirit that has managed to preserve historical values that blend perfectly with modernity. It is these features - a mixture of the past with the modern - that annually attract many tourists to the city from all over Russia and from many countries.