The Kazan city hall is located in the Central part of the city, on the Freedom square. Nearby is the Concert hall building. S. Saidashev and the Opera and Ballet theatre. M. Jalil.

The town hall was built in 1854. The author of the project was the architect M. P. Corinthian. It was a two-storey building with a mezzanine.

The building was intended for the Kazan meeting of Noble family. Nobility was in the hall before the revolution of 1917. In it were gathered the elite of urban society. In the building was held receptions in honour of the distinguished guests, as well as concerts, where he performed the Rachmaninov and Chaliapin, read poems Mayakovsky.

After the revolution the building was visited by a Peasant Assembly, the Palace of the Red army and the red Army house. For a long time in the Soviet period, the building was the House of officers.

The last restoration of the town hall held to the Millennium anniversary of Kazan. The modern town hall is a four – storey house-a mansion. During the restoration again made a magnificent stucco adorning the ceilings and walls of the building. Produced and laid patterned parquet floor and marble detail of the interior decoration of the building.

On the ground floor of the town hall is a large hall for various official events and hall, which exhibits the gifts made to the city. On the second floor is the hall of columns. During the restoration work was able to fully restore its unique acoustics. On the third floor of the building there are two rooms for various activities and offices. In the superstructure of the dome floor is a hall, where the official events. The dome add-capped spire.

In the town hall building is a branch of the Museum of the 1000-anniversary of Kazan.