Sergey Boyakhchyan Middle school

6-3 grade

St Paul’s Cathedral

St Paul’s Cathedral is the city’s central church and the seat of the Diocese of London. The building of St Paul’s Cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710.

Big Ben

• Big Ben is a famous clock in London. In fact Big Ben is the name of the big bell. But people call the tower and the big clock by the name Big Ben.It has become one of the most popular symbols of London and Great Britain.

Statue of Liberty

In 1886 the French people gave The Statue of Liberty to the United States as a present to celebrate the friendship between France and America. The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of freedom and democracy of the United States.

Red Square

• The Red Square is the central city square of Moscow. The bricks of the towers are red. But the name of the square does not mean “red”. In Russia the word “red-krasniy” meant “beautiful”.

Manhattan

• Manhattan is a part of New York City, it is on Manhattan island. It is a business and cultural center of the USA. There are many skyscrapers, because the territory is not large.

Yuri Dolgoruki Monument

This statue is devoted to the founder of Moscow - prince Yury Dolgoruky. The monument was built in 1954, to celebrate Moscow's 800th anniversary. There are no pictures of this prince, so the architect just made a statue of a typical mid century Russian knight.

Vocabulary• century - դար• knight - ասպետ• mid - միջին• architect - ճարտարապետ• prince – իշխան• cathedral - մայրտաճար• statue - արձան• freedom – ազատություն• square - հրապարակ• brick - աղյուս• tower – աշտարակ• island - կղզի• skyscraper - երկնաքեր• territory - տարածք