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If the Tower had not been restorated in the early 1990s, it would continue falling.

Suyumbike Tower is a recognized architectural symbol of Kazan, it is well known far outside Tatarstan, and in fact recognized by all the Tartars as the symbol of their homeland. It is impossible to imagine the city of Kazan without this Tower, as well as Paris cannot be imagined without the Eiffel Tower or Cairo cannot be imagined without the Pyramids. This elegant slim silhouette attract attention of any tourist. This spectacular building is situated in plain view of the Kremlin hill, the ancient sacred center of the old part of Kazan.

Annunciation Cathedral is one of the oldest and most interesting monuments of Russian church architecture. He remains the oldest building in the Kremlin. The cathedral belongs to the Pskov school of Russian architecture. The Annunciation Cathedral of Kazan is associated with bishops activities, it is also the burial place of their remains.

In the western part of the Kremlin complex there is located the Kul Sharif mosque, the main mosque of Kazan, Tatarstan and the Tatar diaspora.

It was a center of religious education and development of the sciences of the Middle Volga in XVI century. It was named in honor of its late Imam Seid Kul Sharif. After the capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible, the mosque was destroyed. But the legendary image of the mosque and its leader Seid Kul Sharif lived in memory of the people.

It took several centuries. The reconstruction of Kul Sharif mosque began in 1996. The new mosque Kul-Sharif is not only a mosque, and even not just the main mosque in Kazan. This is a new symbol of Kazan and Tatarstan, a center of attraction for all the Tartars in the world. This is a vector, pointing from the past through the present into the future.

The Temple of the Image of the Saviour, also named the Monument to the Russian soldiers, is associated with the capture of Kazan (1552), a great historic event.

Historians suggest that there were buried a few thousand people, despite of the fact that during the battles more than 50 thousand soldiers have been killed. The names of the victims are written in Synodikon of the Zilant Orthodox monastery.

Previously, there was a chapel, standing on the hill, which was formed after burial. In 1811 Ambrose Sretenskiy (abbot of the Zilant Orthodox monastery), proposed to Alexander I to erect a monument in this place. Two years later, the emperor approved the project.

The monument is a truncated pyramid, each side of which has an entrance to the building. Under the temple there was a tomb. However, during the renovation it became clear, that most of them was inside the hill, taking up a large space in the depth.

The Zilant Orthodox Monastery is located on the eponymous mountain. Previously, it was situated near the common grave of Russian soldiers, but due to the fact that this place is often affected by floods, it was relocated. The name of the monastery, built in 1552, is derived from the name of the dragon, supposedly dwelled on the mountain. By the way, fire-breathing Zelant is depicted on the emblem of Kazan. Russian Church in los angeles, Russian Orthodox Church After the Revolution regarding 1917, Russian Mafia Tattoos : What They Mean