Governor's Palace was built in 1845-1848 as the home's "military governor with the premises for the imperial apartments" by the famous architect K.A. Tona, the author of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Its construction managed by the architect A.I. Peske, directed from Petersburg to Kazan to work in the building commission to rebuild the city after the fire of 1842. In interiors participated M.P. Corinfsky. The palace was built on the site where the capital was located khan palace complex, and in the XVIII century, was the chief commandant's house. Founded in 1845 and finished at the end of 1848, it consists of a main building and the adjacent courtyard with low tsirkumferentsii services. Prior to 1917, the building was the palace of the governor of Kazan with the premises of the imperial apartments.      The palace consists of a main building and adjacent to the north low semicircles with travel services to the patio. Two storey building with mezzanine floor and basement, brick. The main building is connected through the transition to the second floor of the Palace Church. The internal layout is solved by enfilade system.      The two-story with the mezzanine and basement of the building has a symmetric solution. Center of the main facade is risalit c eight pairs located on the second floor semi-columns with smooth stems and capitals in the Corinthian order, surmounted by a pediment, is a three arch keeled. In the middle arch placed emblem of the Republic of Tatarstan. The main facade has two entrances in the form of porches on two columns with palm capitals, separated by two belts in half. The upper part of the barrel with spiral columns konnelyurami, bottom - vertical. The first and second floors of the building are broken near banker's pilasters and arched windows. Second floor windows have suspended arches with stucco little weights. Ground floor windows with semicircular openwork binding. The prototype of the general solution of the main facade of the Governor's Palace, and in particular, windows served the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Central Rizalit punctuated parade decorated flagpole which flies the presidential standard.      In interiors, unlike eclecticism processing facades dominate theme in the style of Russian classicism modernized; it was performed under the supervision of M.P. Corinfsky, who worked in Kazan in 1832-51 years.      Very good proportions Antechambers second floor at the front; it is covered with large Korobov vault strikings, cut with deep niches inscribed in them windows and doorways. Shaped gilded shelf underlined heel arch; a narrow strip of gilt outlined outlines window niches. Three tall doors leading into the great hall, meet the solemn nature of the main administrative building of apartments edge.      In a large white room "Gothic" with flat canopy and larger planes mirrors on the walls, gilt introduced not only in the pattern of the frieze and ornamental canopy, but also in the decoration of the front doors.      Eclecticism with elements of Russian classicism, baroque, ancient Russian architecture, the pseudo style.      Repair and restoration work carried out in 1950, renovated in 1979 lobbies, in 1983 - the main facade by architect SNRPM S.A. Kozlova      In 1996-97 Works on reconstruction horseshoe outhouse, building restoration project designed PTM SA RT F.M. Zabirova and by "Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt" building completely restored in 1998-2001. Read more