An ornate, three-story building, identified as the House of Ushkov and currently housing the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, is depicted on Kremlyovskaya Street, 33, in Kazan, Russia. The building's facade is light-colored, featuring extensive classical relief sculptures, moldings, and decorative elements. The ground floor presents two large, dark brown wooden double doors with intricate carvings and ornate hardware. Above the right door, a brass plaque with Cyrillic text, indicative of the National Library, is affixed to the wall, with a small security camera mounted above it. To the left of the left door, a small, bare deciduous tree stands on the paved sidewalk. Hung on the wall next to the tree is a dark oval sign with "19 19" and "ГАЛЕРИЯ АРТ" (Art Gallery) in white text, below which two small flags, one Russian (white, blue, red stripes) and one Tatarstan (green, white, red stripes), are draped. The first floor features a central arched window with dark brown frames, partially obscured by white curtains visible from within, fronted by a wrought-iron balcony. Two air conditioning condenser units, one white and one with a green front panel, are mounted on the facade below this window, flanking the balcony. A decorative shell-shaped niche is carved into the facade to the left of the arched window. The top floor (second floor) is topped with an elaborate parapet featuring two symmetrical, urn-like finials at the corners and detailed relief carvings, including wreaths and what appear to be mythological figures. To the immediate left, a taller, plainer, light-colored building with multiple rectangular windows is visible, adorned with numerous external white air conditioning units. A dark, ornate metal gate provides access to a property between the two buildings. To the right of the main building, the bare branches of a deciduous tree partially obscure a portion of an adjacent structure with a dark-framed window. In the background, between the buildings, a modern, grey multi-story building is visible. The scene is illuminated by daylight under a clear blue sky. No individuals or vehicles are present in the image. The foreground shows a paved sidewalk and a sliver of an asphalt road.

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Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 01:29 PM

Kazan, Russia

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An ornate, three-story building, identified as the House of Ushkov and currently housing the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, is depicted on Kremlyovskaya Street, 33, in Kazan, Russia. T…read more

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