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Answer the questions:
What is Moscow famous for?
On what
river does Moscow stand on?
Why is Moscow the seat
of the Russian government?
What other important institutions are there in Moscow?
What is the central square called?
What can a visitor see there?
What is the most famous theatre called?
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Moscow, the capital
of Russia, is one
of
ancient Russian cities.
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It was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki
in 1147.
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The city stands on the Moskva River.
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Moscow is the country's political, economic, religious, financial,
educational and transportation centre.
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Its total area is about
900 sq. km.
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About 11 million people
live in Moscow.
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Moscow is the seat of
the Russian Government.
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It is
a financial and business centre of
the country.
Paveletskaya Tower, a business centre
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The "Moscow International Business Centre"
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The Supreme Court of Russia
is a place
where laws
are interpreted.
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Moscow is one of the most popular tourist
destinations.
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The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin.
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Its 20 towers attract tourists from all over
the world.
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The main tower is the Spasskaya Tower.
The
famous clock called Kuranty strikes on it.
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On top you can see a ruby star.
Its diameter is 1.5 metre.
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The Kremlin Armoury is one of the oldest
museums of Moscow, established in 1808 and located in
the Moscow Kremlin.
It contains collections of weapons, jewelry and various household articles of the tsars.
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Monomakh's Cap was the crown of all Muscovite
Grand Princes and Tsars from Dmitri Donskoi
to Peter
the Great.
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The Tsar Cannon on the territory of the
Kremlin
is 5.34 m long and weighs about 40
tons.
It was made by A. Chokhov in 1594.
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The Tsar Bell is 6.24 m high and
weighs about
200 tons.
Its diameter is 6.6m. It
was made by I.F. Matorin and M.I. Matorin
in 1733-1735.
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Near the Kremlin Wall there is
the Unknown
Soldier’s Grave.
People come here to honour
the unknown
soldiers killed during
the Second World War.
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One of the most famous sights is
Red
Square.
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St. Basil’s Cathedral was erected in 1555- 60
by two architects
Postnik and Barma.
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The monument to Minin and Pozharski was designed
by Ivan Martos
in 1818.
Its height is 8.8
m.
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The Moscow State Historical museum of Russia was
founded in 1872.
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The total number of objects
in the museum's
collection numbers
in the millions.
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Kazan Cathedral is also located in Red Square.
It commemorates the liberation from the Polish aggressors in
1612.
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You can buy presents for your friends and
relatives in GUM right here
in Red Square.
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In winter you can skate at the skating-rink
near GUM.
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There are over 70 theatres in Moscow.
The world-known Bolshoi Theatre holds performances of ballet and
opera.
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The Tretyakov Gallery is also worth visiting. In
1892, the Moscow merchant
Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov
presented his
already famous collection
of paintings to the Russian nation.
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Another art museum in the city of Moscow
is the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
It is
the largest museum of European art in Moscow.
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The Museum-Panorama “Borodino Battle” reminds us of the
events of 1812.
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The Ostankino TV Tower
is the tallest construction
in Moscow. Standing 540 metres in height, Ostankino was
designed by Nikiolai Nikitin. Constructed in 1967.
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The All-Russia Exhibition Centre is a permanent trade-show
in Moscow, Russia.
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Here you can admire a fountain called “The
Stone Flower.”
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is the
tallest Eastern Orthodox church in the world. It is
situated in Moscow, on the bank of the Moskva River. Rebuilt in 2000.
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The Monument
"To the Conquerors of Space"
was
erected in Moscow in 1964
to celebrate achievements
of the
Soviet people in space exploration.
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Have a walk along
the Old Arbat.
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It’s impossible to imagine Arbat without artists and
singers.
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Arbat is the centre of the youth life.
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Moscow is home to many scientific and educational
institutions.
Moscow State University was founded by the great
Russian scientist
M.I. Lomonosov
in 1755 and later it was named after him.
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The headquarters
of the Russian Academy
of Sciences.
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The main building of Plekhanov Russian Academy of
Economics..
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Muscovites are great sport-lovers. They possess numerous sport
facilities. The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic
Complex in Moscow ,
or briefly Luzhniki Stadium ,
is the biggest sports stadium in Russia.
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The Khodynka Arena ice palace,
built in 2006.
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Moscow was the host city
of the 1980
Summer Olympics.
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Moscow possesses
a complex transport system, that includes
one of the world’s busiest metro systems which is
famous for its architecture and artwork.
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Slavyansky bul'var - MosMetro - Pavillion
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Moscow also has two passenger terminals
on the
river and regular
ship routes and cruises along Moskva
and Oka rivers.
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There are 96 parks and 18 gardens in
Moscow, including 4 botanical gardens.
The Central Park of
Culture and Rest, named after Maxim Gorky, was founded in 1928.
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Patriarshiye Ponds (Patriarch's Ponds, nicknamed Patriki (Патрики), is
a popular residential area in downtown Presnensky District of
Moscow.
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Sokolniki Park is one of the oldest parks
in Moscow. With an area of 6 square kilometres,
it is four times larger than London's Hyde Park.
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Welcome to Moscow
full of history,
