Путешествие по Санкт-Петербургу

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We’ll go on a sightseeing tour of St Petersburg now. The Bronze Horseman St Isaac’s Cathedral Admiralty Winter Palace Nevsky Prospect Peter and Paul Fortress Petergoph

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The Bronze Horseman This is the statue of Peter the Great on horseback. It was created by sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet in 1782. It is often called « The Bronze Horseman » after a poem written by Alexander Pushkin .

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St Isaac’s Cathedral St Isaac’s Cathedral was built in 1818-1858 by architect Auguste de Montferrand. The Cathedral is decorated with granite one-piece columns, its height is 101.88 m, the building weighs 300,000 tons and it can hold 13,000 people. It is the third largest cathedral in the world.

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Admiralty The Admiralty was built in 1806-1823 by architect Andrian Zakharov and closely connected with the foundation of the Russian Navy. And what is there on top of the Admiralty Spire? This is a ship. This graceful needle spire is a symbol of St Petersburg. And next comes Palace Square with the world’s tallest monolith – Alexander column (45.7 m high) it was built in 1837 by Montferrand in honour of the victory of Russia in the Patriotic War of 1812 over Napoleon. The column stands thanks to gravity alone and is not attaches to the pedestal in any way.

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Winter Palace The Winter Palace was built by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-1762 as a residence of the Russian tsars and also has served as a repository of fine arts since the time Catherine II. And what is it now? At present the rooms of the Winter Palace and the adjacent buildings house the collections of the State Hermitage. It ranks among other world-famous museum such as the Louvre in Paris and the British Museum in London.

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Nevsky Prospect It’s Nevsky Prospect. It’s about 4.5 km long. A lot of theatres, shops, restaurants, cafes are located there. It connects the Admiralty to Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

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Peter and Paul Fortress Peter and Paul Fortress was founded on May 27,1703. Since then this day has been celebrated as the city’s birthday. Peter and Paul Fortress was erected on Zayachy Island to protect the city on the Neva from the Swedes Later it was used as jail for political prisoners. Many revolutionaries were imprisoned there. In 1924 it was converted into a museum. The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul with 122m high steeple was built by Domenico Trezzini in 1712-1733. all tsars from Peter I to Alexander III were buried there. On the other bank of the Neva you can see the Summer Garden with its unique statues, fences, gets and the Summer Place of Peter I. The monument to Ivan Krylov, the Famous Russian fabulist was built in 1855 (sculptor Peter Kldot)

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Saint Petersburg

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Презентацию выполнила ученица 9 В класса МАОУ СОШ №43 Грыдина Анна Руководитель Бондаренко Т.В. Спасибо за внимание!