Презентация на тему Welcome to Moscow

the History of Moscow
III) Moscow's places of interest
1)The Tretyakov

Gallery
2)The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
3) The Kremlin
4)The Great Kremlin Palace
5)Granovitaya Palata
6)Cathedrals
7)Red Square
8)Monuments of Moscow
9)The most popular theatres of Moscow
10)The most famous people of Moscow
11) Our famous singers
12)Questions
13)Complete the sentences
14)Do you know the sights of Moscow?
15)My dream is to live in Moscow
16)The list of literature

Contents

Russia, its administrative, economic, political and educational centre. It

is one of Russia's major cities with the population of 9 million people. Its total area is about 900 thousand square kilometres. Moscow is a major industrial city. Moscow is a railway, highway and international airway cross-road. It has 9 railway stations, 5 airports and besides Moscow is a port of five seas. Moscow is the city of science and learning.

by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1147 as a fortress

on the bank of the wide and deep Moskva river. At first it was a small settlement with wooden houses surrounded by wooden walls to protect people from the enemies. As the time passed Moscow turned into a wealthy city. In the 16th century, under Ivan the Terrible, Moscow became the capital of the state of Muscovy. Many times Moscow suffered from various invaders-the Tatars in the 13th century, the Napoleon's occupation in the 19th century, two World wars in the 20th century. The present-day Moscow is the seat of the government of the Russian Federation.

all over the world. Moscow is known for its

beautiful old cathedrals, churches, monasteries, monuments and many other sights.

The Tretyakov Gallery houses a unique collection of Russian painters.

The Tretyakov Gallery

contains a vast collection of modern foreign painters.

the heart of Moscow. It is surrounded by a

high wall of two and a half kilometres long. The 20 towers constructed in the 17th century decorate the wall. The main and tallest of the Kremlin towers is the Spasskaya Tower. People all over the country listen to the Kremlin Chimes on the Spasskaya Tower. Among the ancient buildings in the Kremlin you can see the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, built in 1600, and also the Tsar Cannon (16th century) and the Tsar Bell (18th century) both of enormous size and made by Russian masters.

The Kremlin

in the middle of the XIX century, was the

tsar's residence in Moscow. A passage connects the Palace with the Armoury, a museum which contains ancient arms, tsar's crown jewels, unique articles of gold, silver, precious stones, collection of clothes, etc.

in the end of the 15th century, is the

place where the Moscow tsars held magnificent receptions in honour of foreign ambassadors.

was laid out in the XV-th century. The colourful

multydomed St. Basil’s Cathedral, situated on Red Square, is a masterpiece of Russian architecture. In front of it there is a monument to Russian national heroes Kuzma Minin and Dmitri Pozharski which was erected in memory of Russian victory over Polish invaders.

Bolshoi theatre
The Puppet theatre

Medvedev D
Our mayor :U.M. Luzhkov

in Moscow.
Agutin L.
He was born in Moscow.

Our famous singers

population of Moscow?
What is the total area of Moscow?
When

was Moscow founded?
Who was the founder of Moscow?
Have you ever been to Moscow?
Is Moscow dear to you?

founded in…..


London
Russia
America
1154
1174
1147

Cathedral
The Monument of Lenin
The Monument of
Alexander II