THE MOSCOW

KREMLIN AND RED

SQUARE
 Презентация по Английскому
языку
 Выполнил: ученик 7а класса
МОУ
 СОШ № 1 - Носов Владислав
 Хабаровск - 2009
 Moscow

Moscow
 Kremlin
 Moscow was founded in 1147 by
the prince Yury Dolgoruky. The
Moscow Kremlin is located in the
centre of the capital of Russia and
it is a historical centre of Moscow.
The Kremlin is the heart of our
capital. The history of its buildings
dates back to the 11th century.
There are 20 towers on the top of
the Moscow Kremlin. The Kremlin
wall stretches for 2 km and 200 m
and it is 5m high. It looks great.
Being unique monument of the
architecture, it is historically
considered as the symbol not only
in the capital, but also in the
whole Russia. The most beautiful
is Spasskaya Tower which is
famous for its architecture.
► Red square is the
heart of our
capital. It is the
oldest and the most
beautiful square in
Moscow. It was
build at the end of
the XV century.
People from all
parts of the world
come here. They
see the Kremlin
with its famous
monuments and
museums.
 The Architectral centre Red Square was for a
long time the public meeting place. There is
a well-known monument to Minin and
Pozharsky here. The sound of Kremlin Clock
is known to all those who listen to the Moscow
radio.
Across Moscow flows the Moskva-river. The
Kremlin was a magnificent fortress made of red
brick with high walls and lots of churches on its
territory. The Kremlin is the seat of the
Government.
 The history of the
Kremlin began in the
X-th century. The
Kremlin’s main
function in the past
was to defend the
population from the
enemies. The ancient
Kremlin was rebuilt a
lot of times. After two
centuries the wooden
walls built by Prince
Youri Dolgoruky were
replaced by a
fortification of thick
oak logs in the reign of
Ivan Kalita.
 A new white-stone
Kremlin was
founded in the reign
of Dmitry Donscoy
in the XIV-th
century. At that
time the Kremlin
was one of the
mightiest fortresses
in Europe. Its brick
walls and towers
have been
preserved to our
time.
 The main Kremlin
tower, the
Spasskaya Tower.
has become the
symbol of the
country. On the
territory of the
Kremlin you can
see old
cathedrals, the
Bell Tower of Ivan
the Great, the
Palace of
Congresses, the
Tzar-Cannon and
the Tzar-Bell, the
biggest cannon
 There is the
History Museum in
Red Square. Its
Collections tell us
interesting stories
about the history
of our country and
the life of its
people from old
times to our days.
People like to come
to Red Square and
take pictures of it.
MOSCOW IS THE BEST CITY IN
THE WORLD

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