Temple of All Religions, Kazan

Temple of All Religions in Kazan: colourful domes and towers under a blue sky — Photo: Maarten, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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Entry: 300 RUB
Opening hours: Daily 9:00–18:00
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Time on site A typical visit without queueing. In high season add 15–30 minutes.: 45 min
With kids: Fine with kids
Adult ticket: 300 RUB
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Child ticket: 200 RUB — ask at the desk for the age limit
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Summer hours: 1 May–30 September, 8:00–20:00 (Kazan tourism portal; the temple's site says 9:00–18:00)
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Guided tour: 1,300 RUB per group of up to 10 — on the spot if a guide is free, or booked ahead
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Address: Staro-Arakchinskaya St 4, Staroye Arakchino, Kazan
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Coordinates: 55.80056, 48.97500YesGo Map Google Apple Yandex
Parking: Free, by the turn to the railway crossing
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Getting there: Suburban train to Staroye Arakchino, a bus, or a 20-minute taxi from the centre
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Photos inside: Allowed, no flash
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Key facts

Not a churchno services are held — it is an architectural ensemble, museum and cultural centre

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Official Universal Temple websiteKazan tourism portalEnglish Wikipedia

Ildar Khanovthe artist, sculptor and architect who conceived and built it (1940–2013)

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Official Universal Temple websiteEnglish WikipediaTonkosti Turizma

16 religionswhose symbols are meant to appear in the building

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Visit TatarstanEnglish Wikipedia

1992–1994construction began — sources give different years

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English Wikipedia (1992)Kazan tourism portal (1993)temple website and Visit Tatarstan (1994)

Family homethe Khanov brothers built it on the site of their family house

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Official Universal Temple websiteTonkosti Turizma

Privately fundedbuilt with the family's own money and visitors' donations

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Official Universal Temple websiteKazan tourism portal

Svyatoslav Roerichson of Nicholas Roerich, took part in shaping the idea

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Kazan tourism portalVisit Tatarstan

Ilgiz Khanovthe founder's brother, an icon painter, has carried on building since 2013

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Official Universal Temple websiteKazan tourism portalEnglish Wikipedia

2017a major fire damaged several halls and a dome; the temple has been restored and is still growing

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Tonkosti TurizmaKazaneccRusso-travel

Shiva Hallwhere Ilgiz Khanov runs yoga classes

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Official Universal Temple website

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Temple of All Religions tickets and opening hours

Entry is 300 RUB for adults and 200 RUB for children, according to the temple's official website (checked 29.10.2026). Buy at the door — there is no need to book. Donations on top are welcome: they fund the ongoing construction.

It is open every day, 9:00–18:00. Kazan's tourism portal lists longer summer hours (8:00–20:00, May to September), so in summer you may have extra time — but plan around 18:00 to be safe. Some halls can close for concerts and events.

How to get to the Temple of All Religions

Step-by-step directions are below; the map shows where you arrive.

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Taxi is the easiest option: about 20 minutes from the Kremlin or Bauman Street via the Kirovskaya Dam road. Yandex Go works in Kazan.
Suburban train: from the main station, Kazan-Passazhirskaya (Kazan-1), take a westbound train towards Zelenodolsk to Staroye Arakchino — 15–20 minutes. Not all trains stop; buy a ticket from the conductor if the station desk is closed.
From the platform it is about a 10-minute walk; there is a second entrance with sphinxes on the railway side.
Bus: guidebooks list bus 30 from the railway station, Kamal Theatre and Tukay Square, or buses 2 and 45 to the Pereprava / Staroye Arakchino stops — 30–40 minutes. Route numbers change, so check a transport app first.
Car: 15–20 minutes, with free parking opposite the temple.

Is the Temple of All Religions worth visiting?

Yes, if you like unusual architecture: nothing else looks like it, and the façade is even more striking in person than in photos. Skip it if you are after a living place of worship or real historic depth — the Kul Sharif Mosque in the Kremlin and the Raifa Monastery are better for that.

Short on time? Stop outside for 15–20 minutes on the way to Sviyazhsk, which lies in the same direction.

Can you go inside? What to see

Yes — the ticket gets you into around twenty halls, though some are still under construction.
The façade: an Orthodox cross, a crescent, a Star of David and a pagoda roof on one building. This is the photo.
The Catholic Hall, the largest, used for concerts.
Halls of Buddha, Shiva and Krishna, plus Egyptian, Pagan, Jewish, Bahá'í and Zoroastrian rooms.
Memorial halls of Ildar Khanov and a room of the Khanov brothers' early work.
A Tatar national gallery and a Silver Age hall.

The story behind it

Artist Ildar Khanov dreamed of a temple uniting the symbols of 16 religions, as a sign that different faiths can coexist. Work began in the early 1990s on his family's plot, paid for by Khanov himself and built by friends and students. He called it a temple of culture rather than of worship.

After his death in 2013, his brother Ilgiz Khanov and sister Flyura Galeeva carried on. A fire in 2017 damaged several halls and a dome; the building was restored and is still a work in progress.

Guided tours

The temple's own guides lead tours of all the halls for 1,300 RUB per group of up to 10; ask on arrival or book ahead. Tours are usually in Russian — if you need English, a pre-booked tour from Kazan with transport is the easier route, and it is often combined with Sviyazhsk.

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About an hour set aside for the halls and photos
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Temple of All Religions vs Kul Sharif vs Raifa


Temple of All Religionsyou are here	Art project and museum	Western outskirts	No	300 RUB	≈ 45 min	20–40 min
Kul Sharif	Working mosque	Centre, in the Kremlin	Yes	Via the Kremlin	≈ 30 min	On foot
Raifa Monastery	Working monastery	Out of town, in a forest	Yes	Own rules	1–1.5 h	About an hour

Come to the Temple of All Religions for the architecture and the photos. For faith and history, choose Kul Sharif and Raifa.

Kazan's places of faith compared

Every mosque, church and monastery in Kazan rated by YesGo. Tap a column heading to sort.


Kul Sharif Mosque	73	40 min	Free	8.1 km
Kazan Kremlin	71	2 h	Grounds free; museums 200–800 ₽	8.3 km
Temple of All Religionsyou are here	34	45 min	300 RUB	—
Sviyazhsk	32	4 h	Island free, museums 1,000 RUB	20.0 km
Raifa Monastery	28	1 h 30 min	Free	19.0 km

Kremlin, Universal Temple and Sviyazhsk in a day

Morning in the Kremlin, the Temple of All Religions on the way west, evening in Sviyazhsk. Add them to your route in one tap — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers.

Kazan Kremlin2 h · Grounds free; museums 200–800 ₽
3 min walk from the previous stopKul Sharif Mosque40 min · Free (museum 250 ₽)
141 min walk from the previous stopTemple of All Religionsyou are here45 min · 300 RUB
346 min walk from the previous stopSviyazhsk4 h · Island free, museums 1,000 RUB

4 places · about 15 h 35 min with walks · 490 min on foot in total

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How to do it right

Pair it with Sviyazhsk — both lie west of Kazan.
Check the return train in advance: not all trains stop at Staroye Arakchino.
Fifteen minutes is enough for the façade if you're short on time.
A temple guide (1,300 RUB per group) makes sense of the symbols in each hall.
Strollers won't make it inside — there are thresholds and steep stairs.

Questions

How much is the Temple of All Religions entrance fee?

300 RUB for adults and 200 RUB for children, according to the temple's official website (October 2026).

What are the Temple of All Religions opening hours?

Daily, 9:00–18:00. The Kazan tourism portal lists 8:00–20:00 from May to September.

How do I get to the Temple of All Religions from Kazan centre?

A taxi takes about 20 minutes. Alternatively, take a suburban train from Kazan-Passazhirskaya to Staroye Arakchino (15–20 minutes; not all trains stop) or a bus to the Pereprava stop.

Can you go inside the Temple of All Religions?

Yes. Your ticket covers around twenty halls dedicated to different religions and cultures; some are still being built.

Is the Temple of All Religions worth visiting?

For unusual architecture and photos, yes. It is not a working temple, so if you want a living place of worship, visit Kul Sharif or the Raifa Monastery instead.

Is it a real temple?

No services are held. It is an architectural ensemble, museum and cultural centre created by artist Ildar Khanov.

Who built the Temple of All Religions?

Kazan artist and architect Ildar Khanov (1940–2013), with his brother Ilgiz, who continues the work today with their sister.

How long do you need there?

About 45 minutes on your own, 1–2 hours with a guide, plus 20–40 minutes each way from the centre.

Can you take photos inside?

Yes, without flash.

Have you been? Was it worth your time?

1 — no, 5 — absolutely

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Sources and fact-check

Official Universal Temple (Temple of All Religions) website: tickets, hours, tours, halls, 29.10.2026
Official Kazan tourism portal: Temple of All Religions — summer hours, history
Visit Tatarstan: Temple of All Religions — hours, transport, history
English and Russian Wikipedia: Temple of All Religions; Wikidata Q1149480
Tonkosti Turizma: Temple of All Religions — transport, history, the 2017 fire
Sputnik8: How to get to the Temple of All Religions, 14.10.2026 — buses, train, visitor rules

YesGo editorial team · facts checked 29.10.2026 ·

How we checked

Ticket prices, hours and the guided tour fee come from the temple's official website. The Kazan tourism portal describes entry by donation and summer hours of 8:00–20:00, while the temple's site gives a 300 RUB ticket and 9:00–18:00 all year; we show the temple's price and mark the summer hours “verifying”. Construction start dates differ (1992, 1993, 1994), so we give the range. Guidebooks list different bus numbers (2, 30, 45), marked “verifying”. We found no reliable source for a river tram to the temple, so we leave it out. We could not verify whether foreign bank cards work at the ticket desk, so we don't say. Photo and stroller rules rely on one guide and are marked “verifying”.