(Kazan City
KZN.RU, December 9, Zilya Gayfi). The meeting of the interdepartmental working
commission on construction in the historical center of Kazan was held today in
the Executive Committee of the city. 12 sites were considered at the commission,
chaired by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. At the end one project was given
to be submitted to the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, two projects were
sent back for revision, one project was postponed for reconsideration, the
remaining projects have been approved.
The
commission meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic
of Tatarstan Svetlana Persova, the chief architect of Kazan Tatyana Prokofieva,
Assistant to the President of RT Olesya Baltusova, prefect of the territory
"Prefecture "Old City" of the Executive Committee of Kazan Marat
Usmanov, as well as leading architects of the city.
Among the
approved proposals is an expansion of the complex of Galeev mosque of XIX
century at st. Tukay in the Old Tatar settlement. "The building of Galeev
mosque is already restored. The project involves the construction of two new
buildings - buildings for ablution and an administrative building. Both of
these objects are needed for operation of the complex"- Tatiana Prokofieva
outlined the importance of the project.
The following
projects also got the approval: the construction of residential blocked house at
st. Nizenkaya and retail and office center at st. Moskovskaya. "In the
area of st. Moskovskaya developer plans to build a two-storey retail and
office center with parking. The building project, supported by the city-planning
council of architecture, fits into the scale of existing range of development
", - said the chief architect of the city.
During the
meeting, members of the committee supported the project of reconstruction of
administrative buildings at st. Parizhskaya Communa, 18 and 24, buildings of
preschool center at st. Mushtari, 22 and 24. The projects are developed in
accordance with the existing surrounding buildings and harmoniously fit the
style of the historic center.
The project
of construction of additional building to the Kazan Research Medical Center of remediation
technologies at st. Shalyapin called a number of comments. It is planned to
place the training center of additional vocational education of health workers in
the new building. According to Tatyana Prokofieva, there are no historic
buildings in this place, but good "Stalinist" architecture is kept.
Ilsur Metshin noted that the project comes under criticism in terms of the
architectural appearance and sent it back for revision.
The
commission also discussed issues concerning the construction of the third floor
of the Center for Creativity of Kryashens at st. Hudyakov, hotel at st. Ulyanov-Lenin,
attached building to the House of Officers at st. Peterburgskaya, 55b, where Kariev
Tatar Youth Theater is planned to be located, and other objects.