HISTORICAL SIGHTS

HISTORICAL SIGHTS

OF MOSCOW – THE CAPITAL

OF MOSCOW – THE CAPITAL

OF RUSSIA-OUR MOTHERLAND

OF RUSSIA-OUR MOTHERLAND






MOSCOW

MOSCOW

THE CAPITAL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION-RUSSIA

THE CAPITAL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION-RUSSIA


What do you know from the history of Moscow?

What do you know from the history of Moscow?

- the history of Moscow

- the history of Moscow
(to begin in 1147) (to begin in 1147)
- to be founded by

- to be founded by

- Prince Yuri Dolgoruky

- Prince Yuri Dolgoruky

- to start as a fortress

- to start as a fortress
(first) (first)
- a monument to

- a monument to
(in the centre of Moscow) (in the centre of Moscow)
Historical Sights of Moscow Historical Sights of Moscow - -
the Moscow Kremlin

the Moscow Kremlin
- -
the Towers of the Kremlin

the Towers of the Kremlin
- -
the Uspensky Cathedral

the Uspensky Cathedral
- -
the Blagoveshchensky

the Blagoveshchensky





Cathedral

Cathedral
- -
the Oruzheinaya Palata

the Oruzheinaya Palata
- -
the famous

the famous





Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon

Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon
- -
Red Square

Red Square
- -
the Basil’s Cathedral

the Basil’s Cathedral





(the Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral)

(the Vassily Blazhenny Cathedral)
- -
the Cathedral

the Cathedral





of Christ the Saviour

of Christ the Saviour
- -
the Tretyakov Gallery

the Tretyakov Gallery
- -
the famous

the famous





Pushkin Museum of fine arts

Pushkin Museum of fine arts
- -
the Bolshoi Theatre

the Bolshoi Theatre






THE MOSCOW KREMLIN

THE MOSCOW KREMLIN

- to be the heart

- to be the heart





of the capital

of the capital

- to be very old

- to be very old

- to be built

- to be built
(beautiful palaces) (beautiful palaces)
- to become the home

- to become the home





of the Russian Tsars

of the Russian Tsars




(in the past) (in the past)
- the Grand Kremlin Palace

- the Grand Kremlin Palace




(to be designed and built (to be designed and built by Konstantin Thon by Konstantin Thon in the 19th century) in the 19th century)
- to be the residence

- to be the residence





of the Russian President

of the Russian President




(nowadays) (nowadays)

THE TOWERS OF THE KREMLIN

THE TOWERS OF THE KREMLIN

- to have 20 towers

- to have 20 towers

- the Kremlin’s symbol

- the Kremlin’s symbol

- the Spasskaya Tower

- the Spasskaya Tower

- to house the famous

- to house the famous





clock of Russia

clock of Russia

- to take the time

- to take the time
(the people all over Russia) (the people all over Russia)





THE USPENSKY CATHEDRAL

THE USPENSKY CATHEDRAL

-

-

on the territory

on the territory





of the Kremlin

of the Kremlin

-

-

to be the oldest church

to be the oldest church





in Moscow

in Moscow

-

-

to be built

to be built





in the 15th century

in the 15th century

-

-

to be redecorated

to be redecorated





by Russian masters

by Russian masters





in the 17th century

in the 17th century


THE BLAGOVESHCHENSKY CATHEDRAL

THE BLAGOVESHCHENSKY CATHEDRAL

-

-

another

another





historical masterpiece

historical masterpiece





of the Kremlin

of the Kremlin

-

-

to be built

to be built





by Pskov masters

by Pskov masters





in the 15th century

in the 15th century

-

-

to contain

to contain





many unique icons

many unique icons

-

-

to be painted

to be painted





by the great Russian

by the great Russian





icon-painter

icon-painter





Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev


THE ORUZHEINAYA PALATA

THE ORUZHEINAYA PALATA

-

-

to be one of the oldest museums

to be one of the oldest museums





in Russia

in Russia

-

-

to be built

to be built





by the architect Konstantin Thon

by the architect Konstantin Thon

-

-

to house arms, silver and gold

to house arms, silver and gold





dishes and clothes of different

dishes and clothes of different





periods of the Russian history

periods of the Russian history

-

-

to be one of the most interesting

to be one of the most interesting





things

things
(the Monomakh Cap) (the Monomakh Cap)
-

-

to be used

to be used





as the Crown of the Russian Tsars

as the Crown of the Russian Tsars

-

-

to become a public museum in 1806

to become a public museum in 1806

-

-

to visit the famous exhibitions

to visit the famous exhibitions





every day

every day
(many tourists) (many tourists)

The famous Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon

The famous Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon


Red Square in

Red Square in

Moscow

Moscow


The Basil’s Cathedral

The Basil’s Cathedral

- to be situated

- to be situated





in Red Square

in Red Square

- to be designed and built by

- to be designed and built by

- Russian architects

- Russian architects





Barma and Postnic

Barma and Postnic
(1552) (1552)
- to be visited

- to be visited





by many tourists

by many tourists

- to make the view

- to make the view





of Moscow more attractive

of Moscow more attractive


The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

- to be one

- to be one





of the greatest monuments

of the greatest monuments





to Russian culture

to Russian culture

- to be built

- to be built





in the 19th century

in the 19th century

- to be destroyed

- to be destroyed





in the 20th century

in the 20th century

- to be built again at the end

- to be built again at the end





of the 20th century

of the 20th century


The Tretyakov Gallery

The Tretyakov Gallery

- to be one of the most

- to be one of the most





famous attractions

famous attractions





of Moscow

of Moscow

- to be the founder

- to be the founder





of the Gallery

of the Gallery
(Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov) (Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov)
- to contain thousands

- to contain thousands





of works of Russian

of works of Russian





and foreign painters

and foreign painters

- to be visited by thousands

- to be visited by thousands





of people every day

of people every day


The famous Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

The famous Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

- to be the largest museum of art

- to be the largest museum of art





in Moscow

in Moscow

- to have one of the largest

- to have one of the largest





collections of art in the world

collections of art in the world

- to be founded by Ivan Tsvetayev

- to be founded by Ivan Tsvetayev





and Yuri Nechaev

and Yuri Nechaev

- to be opened in 1912

- to be opened in 1912

- to contain real masterpieces

- to contain real masterpieces





of paintings and sculptures

of paintings and sculptures

- to house precious treasures of Russia

- to house precious treasures of Russia

- to be visited

- to be visited





by thousands of people every day

by thousands of people every day


The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow

The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
- to be built in 1856 - to be built in 1856 - to be one of the most - to be one of the most beautiful buildings beautiful buildings all over the world all over the world - to play - to play the most important part the most important part in the development in the development of national culture of Russia of national culture of Russia - to admire - to admire the architecture of the building the architecture of the building (thousands of people) (thousands of people)
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