Презентация по теме "Санкт-Петербург"

St. Petersburg

• In 1703 the Russian King, Tsar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg, a city on the banks of the Neva River. St. Petersburg, the first Russian city where many houses were made of stone, became the Russian capital in 1712. Peter the Great wanted to make the new capital, the young city of St. Petersburg, very beautiful.

• Now more than two centuries later, we can say that St. Petersburg with its straight wide streets, wonderful bridges, green parks and squares and old houses made of stone, is one of the most beautiful cities of Russia, Europe and the whole world. If you look at the map you’ll see that St. Petersburg is situated on many islands. A lot of small rivers and canals separate different parts of the city from each other.

• There are many beautiful bridges over the Neva River. Some of them are not very high. That’s why at night specialists raise the bridges and then ships can move on the Neva River between the parts of the bridges.

• There are many famous monuments in St. Petersburg. Many people all over the world know its theatres, museums and beautiful churches. Tourists go to St. Petersburg to have a look at the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, the Summer Garden and many other places of interest. Many of them visit St. Isaak’s Cathedral so that they can look at the city from its top.

Russian Museum

• One of the most interesting museums in St. Petersburg is the Russian Museum where you can see wonderful collections of beautiful works by famous Russian painters. The Russian Museum is situated in the Square of Arts. The famous monument to A. S. Pushkin is there.

The monuments to Peter

• The main street in St. Petersburg is Nevskyi Prospect. St. Petersburg has a lot of symbols. Perhaps the most famous symbol of the city is а monument to Peter the Great in Dekabrists Square.

• There are many beautiful places around St. Petersburg. You can find them in Pavlovsk, Pushkino and Lomonosov. However the most beautiful place is Petergoff with is fountains, beautiful palaces and wonderful parks. When you arrive at Petergoff from the sea and see all those beautiful fountains at work, you can’t help admiring this fantastic corner of Russia.

Pavlovsk

Pushkino

Lomonosov

Petergoff