Презентация на английском языке "The main places of interest of Kaluga"

Презентация на английском языке подготовлена преподавателем для использования на уроке английского языка по теме «Мой родной город». Разработка создана в виде виртуальной экскурсии. Вниманию студентов предложен рассказ о символах и об истории возникновении города.  Преподаватель пытался рассказать в ней также и о самых известных памятных местах города Калуги.  Презентацию можно использовать как на вводном уроке по теме, так и на заключительном. Она может стать основой для подготовки к монологическому высказыванию.

History of Kaluga

Kaluga is situated in Central Russia on the beautiful Oka River. It is roughly 188 kilometers southwest of   Moscow  and it serves as the administrative center of the Kaluga Oblast.

The first official mention of the city by its current name was made in 1371. Kaluga population is about 326,000 (2012)

In the 15th century Kaluga became part of the principality of Moscow.

In 1607, Kaluga was the center of a peasant uprising led by I. I. Bolotnikov.

Kaluga became a part of Moscow Province in 1708; in 1777 it was made the center of the Kaluga namestnichestvo;

and in 1796 it became the capital of Kaluga Province. From the 17th through the 19th century it played an important role as a trade center.

The main places of interest of Kaluga

• The main places of interest of Kaluga

ГАОУ СПО «Калужский колледж сервиса и дизайна»

Автор: Панова Валентина Николаевна, учитель истории и английского языка г. Калуга 2015

Kaluga city flag

Kaluga city coat of arms

History of Kaluga

Kaluga is situated in Central Russia on the beautiful Oka River. It is roughly 188 kilometers southwest of   Moscow and it serves as the administrative center of the Kaluga Oblast.

The first official mention of the city by its current name was made in 1371. Kaluga population is about 326,000 (2012)

History of Kaluga

In the 15th century Kaluga became part of the principality of Moscow.

In 1607, Kaluga was the center of a peasant uprising led by I. I. Bolotnikov.

Kaluga became a part of Moscow Province in 1708; in 1777 it was made the center of the Kaluga namestnichestvo;

and in 1796 it became the capital of Kaluga Province. From the 17th through the 19th century it played an important role as a trade center.

The Memorial House of Tsiolkovsky

The Memorial House of Tsiolkovsky had been opened on September 19, 1936.

The house was ruined by the Nazis, but it was rebuilt two months after the invasion was over.

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (17 September 1857 - 19 September 1935 )

Kaluga is «The Cradle of Space Exploration». Kaluga is known for its most famous resident, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a rocket science pioneer who lived and worked here for 30 years and is buried there.

Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics

The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics  is the first museum   in the world dedicated to the history of space exploration. It was opened on 3 October 1967, and is named after  Konstantin Tsiolkovsky . The first stone of the foundation was laid by Y. Gagarin himself in June 1961.

Among the main places of interest of Kaluga are:

Stone bridge over Berezuevsky gulley constructed in 1777 by the same architect, Petr Romanovich Nikitin, is still one of the biggest viaducts in Russia.

The Korobovs’ Chambers (one of the rare examples of “chamber architecture”, the end of the 17th century

Kaluga Regional Museum of local lore was built in the early XIX century. It’s a typical example of Russian classicism. It was once the estate of the merchant of the first guild M.P. Zolotarev

Gostiny Dvor ( 1785 – 1811)

Kaluga Gostiny Dvor built according to draft of the famous architect Pyotr Romanovich Nikitin, the ensemble was begun in 1784

Bilibin house (Shamil house)

The monumental three floors palace with reliefs and monograms on the facade was built in the XVIII century by Ivan Bilibin. The house has a glorious history associated with big names. In the middle of the XIX century building in disrepair was sold by auction, and later the tribal Imam of Dagestan and Chechnya Shamil settled in it. 

The House of Masters of Kaluga city

The following wooden building constructed in the beginning of the 20th century hosts the municipal House of Masters and the Museum of local people handicrafts and art. There are nice exhibits of national costumes and fancywork.

Victory Square is a symbolic place for Kaluga’s citizens and indispensable point of all excursions. Today there is a memorial complex, built as a tribute to the fallen in the battles for Kaluga in the Great Patriotic War. 30 meter-high obelisk topped by 8 meter-high statue of Motherland.

A.V.Lunacharsky Drama Theater

Kaluga Regional Art Museum was founded in 1918, the basis of its collection was the collection of Kaluga resident Nicanor Vasiliev.  

January 19, 1777 opened the curtain of the Kaluga drama theatre

The Holy Trinity Cathedral

The main Cathedral of the Kaluga region, consecrated in 1815 and dedicated to the victory over Napoleon.

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