SIGHTSEEING TOUR The most popular and interesting museums

SIGHTSEEING TOUR

The most popular and interesting museums of St. Petersburg The State Russian Museum Ø The Kunstkamera Ø The State Hermitage Ø Peter’s Cabin Ø Zoological Museum Ø I would like to St. Isaac's Cathedral Ø Savior on the Spilled Blood Ø The Aurora Cruiser Museum Ø visit …

St. Petersburg It is the second largest city in Russia. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and it was called so in his honour. The city is situated at the Neva River and has become the ”window to Europe”. St. Petersburg is an industrial, cultural and scientific centre. There a lot of famous buildings, such as the Winter Palace, Kazan Cathedral, Russian museum and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. The Winter Palace was the residence of Russian tzars. The main street of the city is Nevsky Prospect. There amazing buildings, shops, hotels. Well-known architects designed and decorated the St. Petersburg bridges. There a long and a short bridges, stone and wooden bridges. The first bridge over the Neva was built in 1727.

Saint-Petersburg Ø When and who was founded St. Petersburg by? Ø The city was founded by Peter the Great in 1703.

Ø St-Petersburg is the capital of museums. Ø Why? Ø How many museums are there in St-Petersburg? Ø There about 200 big and small famous and unknown museums.

What is it? Name it.

The State Hermitage Museum

The Saint Isaac’s Cathedral

The Aurora Cruiser Museum

The Russian museum

THE KAZAN CATHEDRAL "Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan"

The Kunstkamera

Savior on the Spilled Blood

Test yourself: 1. The Hermitage is … a gallery a school a theatre 2. The Hermitage is in … Moscow St. Petersburg Saratov 3. What museum is in Mihailovskiy Palace? The Saint Isaac’s Cathedral The Kazan Cathedral The Russian museum