Millennium Bridge (Kazan)
Millennium Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°48′22″N 49°08′40″E / 55.8061°N 49.1444°E |
| Crosses | Kazanka River |
| Locale | Kazan, Russia |
| Official name | Millennium |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | July 29, 2005 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Millennium Bridge | |
The Millennium Bridge (Tatar: Милленниум күпере, Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005,[1] and from the shape of its M-like pylon.
The construction of the bridge began in 2004; the first part was opened to traffic in 2005 and the second part in 2007. The bridge cost approximately ₽3.4 billion (equivalent to $132,911,948, €97,092,092 in 2007).[2]
It is 835 metres (2,740 ft) long. The main part of this bridge is the 45-m pylon which looks like the letter M. This form originates from Meñyıllıq (Cyrillic: Меңъеллык), the Tatar for thousand years old, or its Latin variant Millennium. The roadway carries three lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects Gorky park and Fatix Ämirxan Avenue.
References
- ^ De Leonardis, Fabio (2014). "Nationalizing Kazan': Tatar state nationalism and architecture". Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS/AIS). doi:10.24308/iass-2014-118. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
Promoted by the republican élite to celebrate the alleged 1000th year from the foundation of Kazan', the Millennium Jubilee was another example of historical invention aimed at celebrating lavishly the Tatar cultural heritage, duly responding to Moscow's 850-Years Jubilee by asserting the more ancient pedigree of Tatarstan's capital. The Millennium Jubilee, besides a whole series of cultural and political events aimed at positioning Tatarstan as a bridge between the East and the West and Kazan' itself as one of the capitals of the Muslim world, was also the occasion for a second huge architectural restructuring of the city: its most notable results were the opening of an underground, the construction of the Millennium Bridge and numberless restoration works of public spaces and buildings.
- ^ "Мост "Миллениум" стоимостью 3,4 млрд руб введен в эксплуатацию в Казани". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
55°48′22″N 49°08′40″E / 55.8061°N 49.1444°E