This presentation was made by the students of 10 Form for the school contest. It shows the beauty of St.Petersburg, its gorgeous parks and gardens. The teacher - Korkina I.N., Gymnasium 114, St.Petersburg.

1. Gardens and Parks
of St. Petersburg
10 B Form, Gymnasium 114, St. Petersburg

2. Botanical GardensBotanical Gardens

3.  1) During the Soviet period the House of Botany
was used for shooting films such as "The Captivating
Star of Happiness" and "Eugene Onegin"

4.  2) In 1721, on the island instead of the
Apothecary Order the Medical Office was
organized. Employees could not leave the island
and marry without the permission of the
authorities.

5. Summer GardenSummer Garden
"I will have a garden better than the
French king’s at Versailles..."
Peter I

6. Summer GardenSummer Garden

7. Interesting factsInteresting facts
 1) The creation of the
Summer Garden began in
May 1704, just one year
after the founding of St.
Petersburg.
 2) In 1710, there were about
30 statues in the Summer
Garden. By 1728 there were
more than a hundred. Now
here are 79 sculptures.

8.  3) The Summer Garden was a favorite
place for assemblies. During the
holidays, «were allowed to go ... every
rank, except of those who are in gray
coats, and more so with beards, let go
of the add-smoking.»
 4) In the Carp pond, besides carps
there were rare species of fish, ducks,
geese and swans from the Don and
the Volga. Five ponds contained live
fish for the royal table.

9.  5) The garden grew fruits and
vegetables.
 6) Due to the abundance of flowers
which were so dear to Peter the
Great, garden initially was called
Flower. The name "Summer" he
received from the annual flowers
("Letnik").

10. Moscow Victory ParkMoscow Victory Park

11. Interesting factsInteresting facts
 1) It was founded in 1945 to mark
the Allied victory in World War II
over Nazi Germany. To this day,
Moscow Victory Park is
considered one of the most
mass cremation burials.

12.  2) Monument "Trolley" - was
founded at the bottom of one
of the quarries. It's one of those
where the bodies are
transported to the furnace.
 3) Memorial chapel. Built on the
spot of Factory crematorium.
Here you can stand up, think
silently and pay tribute to those
who have remained forever
young.

13.  4) Alley of Heroes. Here you
can see the monument to
Zoe Kosmodem'yanskii – a
young girl tortured to death
by the Nazis, the great
commander Zhukov and
Alexander Matrosov, who
sacrificed his life to save his
comrades.

14.  5) The monument
"Rotonda“ was founded
in memory of thousands
of people who died
during the blockade.