2рассказа о двух доспремечательностях. москвы.

1  the kremlin

the moscow kremlin was built in  1482−1495. it  is  situated on  the high left bank of  the moskva river, where the river neglinnaya flows into it. 

just as  the white house in  washington, the kremlin in  moscow is  the official residence of  the president of  the russian federation. 

if  you look at  the kremlin’s plan, you will see that it  is  an irregular triangle with the area of  27.5 hectares. 

from the south of  the kremlin there is  the moskva river, in  the northwest there is  alexander gardens, and in  the east there is  red square.

the present red walls and towers of  the kremlin were built in  1485−1516. at  the top the wall is  decorated with the teeth in  the form of  a  swallow’s tail. on  the outer side the wall is  smooth and the inner side of  the wall is  framed with arched recesses for reinforcement and facilitating the construction. in  the kremlin there are five palaces and four cathedrals. 

along the walls there are twenty towers. the tallest tower is  the troitskaya tower. new year is  traditionally greeted by  the russians with the chimes of  the spasskaya tower. 

more than 100 soviet heroes were buried by  the kremlin wall. 

the word «kremlin» is  often used to  indicate the russian government. 

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saint basil’s cathedral

saint basil’s cathedral is  located in  red square. this orthodox church is  a  world-famous landmark. the church was built in  the xvi century by  order of  ivan the terrible. there are 11 domes in  saint basil’s cathedral. its height is  65 metres. 

in  the  xx century the church was open for public as  a  museum. it  is  one of  the most recognizable tourist attractions. saint basil’s cathedral is  included in  the list of  unesco world heritage sites. 

there are many theaters, monuments, parks, squares and theaters in  moscow. for example, there are more than 150 theaters that produce shows of  various genres (the taganka theater, lenkom theatre, sovremennik theater)

1. my autumn holidays i   am going to spend in london. 2. first of all i will go to the trafalgar square. 3. then i would like to see the famous big ben and westminster abbey. 4.   it would be nice to take voyage up the river thames. 5. and of course i will go for a walk along the oxford street