A new granite staircase, a green maze and a healthy food cafe– a children's park and Fuchs Garden are being improved in Kazan

About 600 trees, four thousand shrubs and two thousand perennial grasses will be planted in public spaces

The largest children's park in the republic and the renovated Fuchs Garden will be opened in Kazan on the Day of the City and the Republic. This was announced by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin during a visiting meeting. Two green sites will be connected by a pedestrian path – at the request of residents, the existing granite staircase will be expanded to three meters. Unique play equipment will be installed at the children's park, a green maze will be laid, about 500 trees and four thousand shrubs will be planted, and two thousand perennial grasses will be planted in the Fuchs Garden.

“In addition to the improvement of existing green areas, every year, under the program of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, we try to find new territories for parks and squares. Last year, we started landscaping a vacant lot in the Moskovsky city district, where a green boulevard will appear along Serova Street. And this year, on the banks of the Kazanka River, we will open a completely new park. It will be dedicated to children and will be the largest in Tatarstan,”- Ilsur Metshin said.

Currently, green spaces are being planted in the children's park, where construction started in October 2023. The workers of the Gorvodzelenkhoz carried out landscaping by 55%. The new public space will be decorated with a green maze with a length of 540 m, about 500 trees and four thousand shrubs. Six lamps will be installed next to the green maze to illuminate the space in the evening. It will be possible to walk through the maze throughout the year – in winter, the territory will be decorated with coniferous trees of five species.

“We are building the largest playground in Tatarstan on the Kazanka River embankment. It will be located on an area of four hectares. The children's park will be equipped with unique equipment. A special feature of the park will be a green maze with a length of 540 meters,”- Ilsur Metshin noted.

The project of the playground is being developed by the Moscow architectural bureau “Chekharda”. Ilsur Metshin was presented with game routes: natural science “River Life”, nature preserving “Ecology” and historical “River tells stories”. On interactive platforms, children will be able to get acquainted with the history of their native land, learn about the Kazanka River and its inhabitants, as well as learn how to properly dispose of waste.

The children's park will be equipped with play and recreation areas, a multifunctional pavilion and fountain. In addition, a children's cafe with healthy food will be opened on the territory.

To date, the construction of the park has been completed by 58.1%. For reference, after the landscaping, up to eight thousand people will be able to visit the public space every day.

Fuchs Garden is supposed to be a green area of quiet relaxation – 25 benches, eight chairs, four tables, 15 urns will be installed on the territory. Four more pouf benches will be located next to the flower modules. Stands will provide information about the personality of Professor of Kazan University, physician and botanist Karl Fuchs and the history of public space.