Kazan Family Centre
Walk around the Bowl by the river and find a gap between its supports that frames the opposite bank. Finish your walk here with a view of the Kremlin.
Getting there
Kozya Sloboda, Festival Boulevard › Festival Boulevard › Garden by Tatmedia › Crossing at Sibgata Khakima Street › Kazan Family Centre
From exit 3, walk towards the river along Festival Boulevard beside Dekabristov Street. From Tatmedia Square, continue through the garden to the traffic lights and cross Sibgata Khakima Street at the crossing. The path leads to the sculptures at the foot of the Bowl.
Follow the building around to the water for a view of the Kremlin bank, even when the rooftop terrace is closed.
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History
On 5 July 2013, the day before the Summer Universiade opened, 27 couples married at the same time on the bank of the Kazanka. The number matched the 27th edition of the games, hosted that year by Kazan. They were the first couples to use the new wedding palace. Its giant kazan, or cauldron, represents the family hearth. It contains ceremony halls and has a rooftop viewing terrace facing the city centre across the river. From the waterfront, the bowl catches your eye long before you notice the doors between its supports.
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