Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral

Walk around to the outdoor staircase. From here you can see just how high the entrance to the upper church stands.

Getting there

Epiphany Cathedral Bell Tower › Bauman Street › Kachalov Theatre › Musy Dzhalilya Street › Cathedral courtyard

Continue towards the Kremlin along Bauman Street, past the Kachalov Theatre and the cast-iron carriage. At the Kazan Cat, turn right onto Musy Dzhalilya Street. Climb the hill, cross Profsoyuznaya Street at the crossing and find the entrance to the cathedral courtyard near No. 21.

Before the climb, the House of Tea at 64 Bauman Street serves triangular echpochmak pies with broth.

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History

When Peter the Great visited Kazan in 1722, merchant Ivan Mikhlyayev decided to commemorate the visit by funding a stone cathedral on the site of the old parish church. By 1726 it stood here with a separate six-tier bell tower. Worshippers climbed the outdoor stairs to the upper church. In cold weather services took place in the heated church below. The stairs have a history of their own. By the late 19th century the ground beneath the building had settled unevenly, and one lost stairway had to be rebuilt during restoration.

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