Москва: Кремль, Китай-Город и т.д.
MOSCOW
The best way to see a strange city is to
buy a map and a guide-book. If you want to learn, more about a city, it is
useful to walk along the streets and look around to see historical places,
buildings and monuments. There is no doubt that you should visit art galleries
and museums.
Moscow, the capital of Russia, is one of
the largest cities in the world. It stands on the bank of the Moskva River.
About 10 million people live in the city. Moscow is famous for its historical
and architectural monuments that were built by outstanding architects and
sculptors: Kazakov, Bazhenov, Martos and others.
The best starting point of the tour around
the city is Red Square, the central and the most beautiful square in Moscow. It
is the place of parades, meeting and demonstrations. Here one can see the
Cathedral of St.Basil the Blessed, or St.Basil’s cathedral, erected by
architects Postnik and Barma to commemorate Russia’s conquest of the Kazan
Kingdom in 1552. It is a masterpiece of Russian architecture. Tourists can see
the monument to Minin and Pozharsky designed by Ivan Martos in 1818 in
memory of the Russian victory over the Polish
invaders, the History Museum. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin, a wonderful
architectural ensemble with 3 magnificient cathedrals, the Bell Tower of Ivan
the Great palaces, fortress walls and 20 towers. The most famous of the towers
is the Spasskaya Tower with a big clock. The Kremlin with golden domes and
tower makes a strong impression on tourists. The Alexander Garden with the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier is the place of memory. Some Skyscrapers decorate Moscow
Including Moscow University, a palace of knowledge and students. Moscow is a
scientific and cultural centre where there are a lot of institutes, universities,
libraries, museums. The city leads a varied cultural life. It has a lot of
cinemas, clubs, concert halls, more than 40 drama and musical theatres, including
the Bolshoi Theatre, the Art Theatre. The Maly Theatre. The Vakhtangov Theatre.
Muscovites are proud of their museums : the
Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, literary museums.
Crowds of people visit the Tretiakov Gallery
admiring beautiful pictures of Russian painters.
Moscovites are fond of going in for sports so,
there are a lot of stadiums, swimming-pools, courts and sports ground.
The citizens of Moscow enjoy spending their
weekends in parks and gardens - the Park of Culture and Rest, Izmailovo,
Sokolniki.
Moscovites do their best to create the
atmosphere of the old Moscow with its unique monuments. Before the 850th
anniversary of Moscow the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was completed.
Moscow is the place where things are happening
in all spheres of life.
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