The historic Old Market square (now the October Revolution), where he once hosted the festivities, carousel stood and towered six churches is the Church of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God with the chapel of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. The temple complex of buildings several centuries was the trademark of the city of Alatyr.

Kazan Church was built by the parishioners in 1779 on the site of the burnt wooden Church. The bell tower was built in 1890 on the funds Alatyr merchant K. N. Popov. To the left of the Church means the same merchant was built two-storey house in 1887 and presented to the Church's custody for a parochial school. At the same time near the temple were built two chapels, which to this day is not there yet. The entire complex of buildings was performed in pseudo-Russian style. In 2012 in the bell tower was a temple-chapel of the Resurrection.

The architecture of multi-tiered bell tower of the Kazan temple unique is the structure height of about forty-six feet, the thickness of the walls of the first tier exceeds 166 centimeters, and rich decoration was accomplished through the use of various cut bricks (about 15 species). The individual elements of the wizard was covered with lime mortar, giving the appearance of a white stone (to contrast with panelled plinth).

In 1925 the Bolsheviks was made an inventory of Church property, which included the miraculous icons and relics of saints, after which they are never seen again. In 1939, the Church was built on two floors and the building was used as a mill. The bell tower was adapted for training jumps with a parachute, simultaneously performing the function of the fire tower. In 1958 it was demolished the entire block historic area for the construction of the plant "Electropribor". The Kazan Church was saved from the destruction of the entire complex is a monument of architecture of the year before the event. Until the early 1990s the building was located on the territory of the plant and used for utility purposes, then the plant's management was transferred to the Orthodox Church. In August 2001 there was a fire bell, which was lost tent dome.

In our days it is still a symbol of Alatyr - Kazan Church - is a historical ruin. Now gather donations for the restoration of the complex, began the revival of the Church. Since July 2012 in the Church of committed service on Sundays and public holidays. Currently rector of the Kazan Pyatnitskaya Church is the priest Alexander Sheshukov.