Две столицы - две культуры

Berlin

Berlin ist die Hauptstadt der BRD. Die Hauptstadt grenzt im Nordosten und Osten an den Bezirk Frankfurt, im Süden und im Norden an den Bezirk Potsdam.

Der Alexanderplatz ist das Zentrum Berlins. Die Berliner nennen diesen Platz einfach

“Alex”. Am Alex gibt es ein groβes HO-Warenhaus, Kinos. In der Nähe des Alexanderplatzes in Nachbarschaft des Roten Rathauses befindet sich das neue Wahzeichen der Hauptstadt – der Fernsehturm.

Der Alexanderplatz ist das Zentrum Berlins. Die Berliner nennen diesen Platz einfach

“Alex”. Am Alex gibt es ein groβes HO-Warenhaus, Kinos. In der Nähe des Alexanderplatzes in Nachbarschaft des Roten Rathauses befindet sich das neue Wahzeichen der Hauptstadt – der Fernsehturm.

Hier liegt die berühmte Berliner Humbold-Universität. An dieser Universität studierte Karl Marx.

In der Straβe Unter den Linden befindet sich auch die berühmte Staatsbibliothek und das Museum für Deutsche Geschichte. Die Deutsche Staatsbibliothek ist eine der gröβten Bibliotheken Europas. In der Straβe Unter den Linden liegt die Deutsche Staatsoper.  

Den Abschluβ der “Linden” bildet das Branderburger Tor. Das ist einer der schönsten Torbauten der Welt.

Am 1. Mai 1945 pflanzten darauf Sowjetsoldaten die rote Fahne des Sieges über den Faschismus. Jetzt  weht darauf die Staatsflagge.

London

London is the capital of Great Britain. It’s a very big city. London is situated on the river Thames. About 9 ml people live in London. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is also a very old city. London is 2000 years old. London consists of 3 main parts: the City, the West End and the East End. The City is the Heart of London, it’s financial and business centre. There are many banks, offices and firms there. The West End is the riches part of London. The main interesting places are situated there. And the East End is a working part of London.

 The capital of Great Britain is full of popular and world-famous tourist attractions

-Trafalgar Square. It’s the most popular place for people to meet.

-Buckingham Palace. It is the most famous place in London. It is the home of the Queen. There are 600 rooms in it. It has an indoor swimming pool and a cinema.

-the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government.

-Big Ben is one of the most famous clocks in the world.

-One of the greatest English churches, St. Paul’s Cathedral, is not far from the Tower of London.

 -Madame Tussaud’s is a wax museum. It is famous all over the world. There are a lot of kings, queens, politicians and stars. You can see famous people from the past and famous people of today. It is very popular – two million people visit it every year. There are about 4 hundred figures in the museum.

London stands on both banks of the river. The Thames is the deepest and most beautiful river in Britain. There are 27 bridges over the Thames and 8 tunnels under it.

And now we are crossing Tower Bridge over the river Thames. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful bridges in London. It is more than 100 years.

 Jame’s Park. It is one of the royal Parks. It is the oldest and the smallest of the royal parks. It is near Buckingham Palace. There is a lake in St. Jame’s Park which is famous for its water birds. You can see pelicans and ducks there. People like to rest in this park.

The British Museum. And now you can see the British Museum. It has one of the largest libraries in the world. There are many old books and manuscripts there. Many great people worked in this library.