Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Icjns of St.Petersburg"

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  Project
  «Icons of St.Petersburg.»
  Made by Tatyana Novikova
  7a form
  Lyceum №4
  
  

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  I would like to tell you about icons of St.Petersburg. St.Petersburg is a Russia port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, haring been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The city remains Russia`s cultural center, with its world-famous museums, palaces and theatres.
  

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  The Hermitage is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world. It was founded by Catherine the Great. The museum includes masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt and many others. Experts say it would take 11 years to examine about 3 million exhibits in the Hermitage.
  

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  Nevsky Prospekt is the main street in St.Petersburg which was cut through thick woodland in 1718. Kazan Cathedral with its impressive colonnade is located just in the heart of the street. The prospect is lined with numerous cafes, restaurants and shops.
  

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  Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood with its colourful domes and bright mosaics was constructed in the early 20th century on the spot of the 1881 assassination of Tsar Alexander 2. Used by the Soviets to store potatoes during the Second World War 900-day siege of the city by Nazi forces, the church was finally reopened to the public in 1997.
  

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  Peter and Paul Fortress was one of the first buildings to be erected in St.Petersburg in 1703,including the Barogue Peter and Paul Cathedral, which is the final resting place of almost all of Russia`s pre-revolutionary leaders. Other sights include an impressive statue of Peter the Great named ,,The Bronze horseman;a working mint and the cells where revolutionaries were held.
  

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  Mariinsky Theatre was first opened in 1860. The theatre has long been one of the world`s most prominent venues for ballet and opera. Its dance school trained such world-famous ballet dancers as Rudolf Nureyev and Vatslav Nijinsky.
  
  
  

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