Attractions of Ekaterinburg презентация

Attractions of Ekaterinburg Krasnoufimsk, 2020

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Overview Yekaterinburg or Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk in 1924-1991) is the fourth most populous city in Russia (after Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk), the administrative center of the Ural Federal District and Sverdlovsk Oblast. This city is one of the country’s largest transport and logistics hubs, as well as an important industrial center. It is unofficially called the “capital of the Urals.” The population of Ekaterinburg is about 1,483,000 (2018), the area is 468 sq. km. Ekaterinburg city flag Ekaterinburg city coat of arms

History of Ekaterinburg Near the village of Shartash, which was founded in 1672 by members of the Russian sect of Old Believers, an ironworks was established in 1721 and a fortress in 1722. In 1723 the new settlement was named Yekaterinburg in honour of Catherine I, the wife of Peter I the Great. In 1924 it was renamed Sverdlovsk in honour of the Bolshevik leader Yakov M. Sverdlov, but the city reverted to its original name in 1991.

Main Attractions of Ekaterinburg Sevastyanov House   This beautiful palace was built in 1817. One of its main features is a roofed fountain. The palace is named after its most famous owner under whom, the appearance of the palace underwent many interesting changes. Its classical facade was complemented by original elements in the classical and neo-Gothic style. .

Plotinka It is the dam of the city pond on the Iset River built in the 18th century. From an architectural point of view, it is an ordinary bridge. However, it is of particular importance for the residents of Yekaterinburg since the construction of the entire city started from this place. Today, this is the main place for festivities in Yekaterinburg.

Vaynera Street It is the central avenue of Yekaterinburg, the so-called “Ural Arbat”. One of its parts from Kuibysheva Street to Lenina Avenue is a pedestrian street. This is one of the oldest streets in Yekaterinburg laid in the middle of the 18th century. Along it, you can see merchant mansions, shops, administrative buildings, most of which were built in the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

Observation Deck of the Business Center “Vysotsky” 

Rastorguev-Kharitonov Palace   It is a large-scale complex of buildings in the classical style. The estate itself and the farm buildings located next to it, have survived to this day in their original form. Another interesting feature of the architectural complex is a luxurious garden with a pond. It is very popular not only among tourists, but also among locals.

Church of the Ascension  It is one of the oldest churches in Yekaterinburg located next to the Rastorguev-Kharitonov Palace. This beautiful building combines the features of baroque, pseudo-Russian style, and classicism. 

Yeltsin Center It is a cultural and educational center dedicated to the contemporary history of Russia, as well as the personality of its first president, Boris Yeltsin. The museum dedicated to his life is one of the best museums in Russia. 

Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts  It is the largest art museum in the Urals housed in two buildings. This museum is best known for its unique collection of Kasli art castings and the world-famous Kasli cast iron pavilion - a participant in the 1900 Paris World’s Fair.

Museum of the History of Stone-Cutting and Jewelry Art A unique collection of this museum consists of gem minerals, works of jewelers and stone-cutters of the Urals, and products created at the Ural lapidary factory. The museum has Malachite and Bazhov halls, the Emerald Room, and several exhibition galleries where visitors can see works made of colored stone and metal created by local artists. 

Old Railway Station of Yekaterinburg It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque buildings in the city built in 1878. In 2003, after a large-scale reconstruction, the Museum of the History of Science and Technology of the Sverdlovsk Railway was opened here. 

Yekaterinburg Circus Visible from a lot of points of the city, the building of the Yekaterinburg Circus is known for its amazing dome consisting of trellised openwork semi-arches, which is not typical for circuses in Russia. 

Interesting facts about Yekaterinburg It was founded by the decree of the first Russian Emperor Peter I and the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was shot here; In 1820, the roof of the UK Parliament building in London was made of roofing iron produced in Yekaterinburg; Ural steel was used in the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris; Ural copper was used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York; Two most northern skyscrapers in the world are located in Yekaterinburg: the Iset residential tower (209 m) and the Vysotsky business center (188 m), they are the tallest buildings throughout Russia east of Moscow.

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Exercise 1. Match architectural monument with its description. One title is extra. Exercise 1. Match architectural monument with its description. One title is extra.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions. Exercise 2. Answer the questions. Have you ever been to Yekaterinburg? What sights of interest have you seen there? Are there many shops? Are there many architectural monuments? There are many skyscrapers in Yekaterinburg, aren’t they? What sightseeing do you want to see in Yekaterinburg? Exercise 3. Make plan of your own presentation on the topic “My native town”.