Презентация. "St. Petersburg - Город Санкт-Петербург"

• 1 слайд

  St. Petersburg
  Quick facts
  Location:
  Eastern Europe, the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland)
  Founded:
  16 (27) May, 1703
  City's birthday:
  celebrated each year on May 27
  
  
  
  

• 2 слайд

  
  
  Mikhailovsky Castle
  
  The Kazan Cathedral
  
  

• 3 слайд

  Saint Isaac’s Cathedral
  
  

• 4 слайд

  The Russian Museum
  The Church of The Savior on the Blood (Tsar Alexander II)
  The Bronze Horseman ( to Peter I)
  
  

• 5 слайд

  How does St. Petersburg compare?
  The most Northern city in the world with a population over 1 million
  Main river:
  Neva. The city is located in the delta of the Neva River on numerous islands, a fact which prompted some observers to call it "The City on 101 Islands"
  Main natural phenomena:
  White Nights, Floods
  Origin of the name:
  Named in honor of St. Peter and not Peter the Great, the founder of the city.
  
  
  
  

• 6 слайд

  Symbols:
  the Angel with a Cross (on top of the Peter and Paul Cathedral)
  the Little Ship - Korablik (on top of the Admiralty tower)
  
  

• 7 слайд

  The Hermitage