Rep Baza, baumana st. Kazan
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The Aquarium garden (Moscow)
From my recent walk
Alexander Garden. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Alexander Gardens - a park in the center of Moscow. Located on the northwest side of the Kremlin. Far from it - Metro Station.
Garden area of about 10 hectares. The garden is full of historical sites - Kutafiya tower of the Kremlin, Italian Grotto, an obelisk to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, converted Bolshevik revolutionaries in the monument and the theoreticians of socialism.
Fun video for kids. SCI FI, zoo escape.
Videos for kids. FXGURU. ZOO ESCAPE. There are animals are loose!!! An earthquake breaks open the gates and all the animals escape. Where will they go? What will they do? How will they get back?
When Reagan was 2 she started watching egg videos on her iPad (she had very limited screen time). We thought they were pretty weird but were also very harmless. As she got older she never stopped watching them and started getting her brother involved in her love of youtube (again limited screen time). Reagan came up one day and said she wanted to start a youtube channel of her own and we thought. Why not:) We didn't want to limit it to just one thing like eggs so we thought FamilyFun would be perfect.
We have everything from reviews of the little tykes 7 foot first trampoline, to Skyfort 2, life like dolls from bradford exchange, and banzai waterpark. To shopkins happy places, fashems and mashems, more shopkins and more shopkins and more shopkins. Kinder eggs, and blind bags.
Playing at the beach, ymca. doing experiments, playing, playing and more playing. My kids love to smile and be happy and they want to share that with all of you. Reagan and Duckies Adventures
The predecessor of the zoological garden is the menagerie, which has a long history from the ancient world to modern times. The oldest known zoological collection was revealed during excavations at Hierakonpolis, Egypt in 2009, of a ca. 3500 BCE menagerie. The exotic animals included hippopotami, hartebeest, elephants, baboons and wildcats.[9] King Ashur-bel-kala of the Middle Assyrian Empire created zoological and botanical gardens in the 11th century BCE. In the 2nd century BCE, the Chinese Empress Tanki had a house of deer built, and King Wen of Zhou kept a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) zoo called Ling-Yu, or the Garden of Intelligence. Other well-known collectors of animals included King Solomon of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, queen Semiramis and King Ashurbanipal of Assyria, and King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia.[2] By the 4th century BCE, zoos existed in most of the Greek city states; Alexander the Great is known to have sent animals that he found on his military expeditions back to Greece. The Roman emperors kept private collections of animals for study or for use in the arena,[2] the latter faring notoriously poorly. The 19th-century historian W. E. H. Lecky wrote of the Roman games, first held in 366 BCE:
At one time, a bear and a bull, chained together, rolled in fierce combat across the sand ... Four hundred bears were killed in a single day under Caligula ... Under Nero, four hundred tigers fought with bulls and elephants. In a single day, at the dedication of the Colosseum by Titus, five thousand animals perished. Under Trajan ... lions, tigers, elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotami, giraffes, bulls, stags, even crocodiles and serpents were employed to give novelty to the spectacle ...[10]
Henry I of England kept a collection of animals at his palace in Woodstock, which reportedly included lions, leopards, and camels.[11] The most prominent collection in medieval England was in the Tower of London, created as early as 1204 by King John I.
Henry III received a wedding gift in 1235 of three leopards from Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and in 1264, the animals were moved to the Bulwark, renamed the Lion Tower, near the main western entrance of the Tower. It was opened to the public during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century.[12] During the 18th century, the price of admission was three half-pence, or the supply of a cat or dog for feeding to the lions.[11] The animals were moved to the London Zoo when it opened.
Enlightenment Era[edit]
The Versailles menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV in the 17th century
Further information: List of zoos
The oldest zoo in the world still in existence is the Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, Austria. It was constructed by Adrian van Stekhoven in 1752 at the order of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, husband of Maria Theresa of Austria, to serve as an imperial menagerie as part of Schönbrunn Palace. The menagerie was initially reserved for the viewing pleasure of the imperial family and the court, but was made accessible to the public in 1765.
In 1775, a zoo was founded in Madrid, and in 1795, the zoo inside the Jardin des Plantes in Paris was founded by Jacques-Henri Bernardin, with animals from the royal menagerie at Versailles, primarily for scientific research and education. The Kazan Zoo, the first zoo in Russia was founded in 1806 by the Professor of Kazan State University Karl Fuchs.
The modern zoo[edit]
London Zoo, 1835
Until the early 19th century, the function of the zoo was often to symbolize royal power, like King Louis XIV's menagerie at Versailles. The modern zoo that emerged in the early 19th century at London, Paris and Dublin, was focused on providing educational exhibits to the public for entertainment and inspiration.[13]
Walk of Fame at the walls of the Moscow Kremlin, Alexander Gardens. The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
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시내 중심가에 위치한 레닌광장. 이곳엔 과거의 흔적이 고스란히 남아있다. 자못 진지하게 총을 든 옛 소비에트의 병사들. 그들의 발치에서 열심히 스케이트보드를 타는 젊은이들. 이들의 모습을 보고 지금 그는 무슨 생각을 할까.
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Lenin Square in the city center. It yen in the past trace of it remains intact. Special importance seriously all the soldiers of the former Soviet gun. Young men riding a skateboard hard at their feet. At the sight of them now do what he thought.
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Площадь Ленина в центре города. Это йен в прошлом следа от него остается неизменным. Особое значение серьезно все солдаты бывшего Советского пистолета. Молодые люди, едущие на скейтборде трудно на ногах. При виде них сейчас делать то, что он думал,.
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Moscow tour. Hermitage garden. [Moscow travel guide] Visit Hermitage garden.
Hermitage garden. Moscow
Hi everyone! Welcome to Moscow. We have a splendid a day right here today. I am staying on Petrovka street right next to wonderful Hermitage garden. This is really special place for people living in Moscow, because parks and gardens are really rare thing in the center of Moscow.
This is really special corner, that beloved by families, kids, moms, dads. It is really great place to escape the city in nice warm sunny day in the summer. And it is also the great place to skate around in the most wonderful ice rink in the winter.
So the Hermitage garden is more than hundred years old. It was founded back in the late of 19th century and right from beginning it became a capital of theatrical life in Moscow. And among that is also witness the first cinematographic premiere by the Lumiere brothers in Moscow.
So, right behind me you can see the legend area of Hermitage Garden’s theatre. Was founded the back in 1987th. It was home to the legend to the legendary theatrical directors Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. And this theatre is also witness the premiers of several Anton Chekhov plays.
The Hermitage garden is really the place for wishing to be witness of theatrical part of Moscow life. The Garden still holds three major theatres in Moscow. The most famous of which is Operas Theatre shows such wonderful operas like Traviata, Tousca (?), Eugenij Onegin.
The Hermitage Garden is truly one of marvelous place, as you can see right behind me there is a very peculiar monument attributes all the people who love each other. And at the every enter of the park there is small and funny zoo.
The Hermitage garden is really place worth to visit here in Moscow. Anв you can find really great hotels nearby. Just check out our web site at …
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Russian Federation vlog # 3
A beautiful trip to eastern europe Russian Federation in July 2018 and very beautiful charming and friendly people without racism ...
Basically two cities i visit Moscow and beautifully Saint Petersburg . Most of beautiful and charming city is Saint Petersburg and white nights are most famous in Russian Federation.
Most of the problem for a muslim travellerin Moscow and Saint Petersburg is finding halal food which is not easily available around the city
But I have manage Alhamdulillah and one last thing I have to say about Russian Federation
I love Russia and I will miss Russia always
Places visited in Moscow
1. Child's world
Vozdvizhenka St., 10, Moskva, Russia, 119019
+7 800 250-00-00
2. GUM
Red Square, 3, Moskva, Russia, 109012
+7 495 788-43-43
3. Grand Kremlin Palace
Moscow, Russia
4. Bolshoi Theatre
Theatre Square, 1, Moskva, Russia, 125009
+7 495 455-55-55
5. Moscow Zoo
Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street, 1, Moskva, Russia, 123242
+7 499 252-29-51
6. Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Ulitsa Volkhonka, 15, Moskva, Russia, 119019
+7 495 637-12-76
7. Red Square
Red Square, Moskva, Russia, 109012
8. St. Basil's Cathedral
Red Square, Moskva, Russia, 109012
+7 495 698-33-04
9. Armoury Chamber
The Moscow Kremlin, Moskva, Russia, 125009
+7 495 697-03-49
Places visits in Saint Petersburg
1. State Hermitage Museum
Palace Square, 2, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000
+7 812 710-90-79
2. Botanical Gardens of Peter the Great
Ulitsa Professora Popova, 2, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197376
+7 812 372-54-64
3. Divo Ostrov
Kemskaya Ulitsa, 1А, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197110
+7 812 382-10-80
4. St. Isaac's Cathedral
St Isaac's Square, 4, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000
+7 812 315-97-32
5. Winter Palace
Palace Embankment, 32, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000
+7 812 710-90-79
6. Peter and Paul Fortress
St Petersburg, Russia, 197046
+7 812 230-64-31
7. Savior on the Spilled Blood
Griboyedov channel embankment, 2Б, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191186
+7 812 315-16-36
8. St. Isaac's Cathedral
St Isaac's Square, 4, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000
+7 812 315-97-32
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00:01:30 1 Name
00:03:33 2 History
00:03:43 2.1 Imperial era (1703–1917)
00:12:53 2.2 Revolution and Soviet era (1917–1941)
00:16:51 2.3 World War II (1941–1945)
00:18:42 2.4 Post-war Soviet era (1945–1991)
00:21:29 2.5 Contemporary era (1991–present)
00:25:32 3 Geography
00:29:05 3.1 Climate
00:31:12 3.2 Toponymy
00:35:43 4 Demographics
00:39:59 4.1 Religion
00:40:17 5 Government
00:43:07 6 Economy
00:49:37 7 Cityscape
00:58:06 8 Tourism
01:02:05 9 Dramatic Theatre
01:02:30 10 Media and communications
01:03:04 11 Culture
01:03:13 11.1 Museums
01:05:30 11.2 Music
01:11:14 11.3 Film
01:13:19 11.4 Literature
01:15:54 12 Education
01:16:56 13 Sports
01:20:57 13.1 2018 FIFA World Cup
01:21:30 14 Infrastructure
01:21:39 14.1 Transportation
01:22:37 14.1.1 Roads and public transport
01:25:12 14.2 Saint Petersburg public transportation statistics
01:26:06 14.2.1 Waterways
01:27:15 14.2.2 Rail
01:29:32 14.2.3 Air
01:31:02 14.3 Parks
01:33:13 15 Famous people
01:33:51 16 Crime
01:37:12 17 Twin towns and sister cities
01:37:44 18 See also
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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015). An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow, which is about 625 km (388 miles) to the south-east.
Saint Petersburg is often considered Russia's cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
Zoo
A zoo (short for zoological park or zoological garden, and also called a menagerie) is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.
The term zoological garden refers to zoology, the study of animals, a term deriving from the Greek zōon (ζῷον, animal) and lógos (λóγος, study). The abbreviation zoo was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which opened for scientific study in 1828 and to the public in 1847. The number of major animal collections open to the public around the world now exceeds 1,000, around 80 percent of them in cities.
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Venezolanos presuntamente roban animales de zoológico para comérselos
Autoridades venezolanas investigan el robo de animales en un zoológico en el occidental estado Zulia, que sospechan fueron hurtados para ser consumidos como alimento, un indicador más del hambre que se vive en el país.
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Zoo | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:45 1 Etymology
00:02:30 2 History
00:02:39 2.1 Royal menageries
00:06:35 2.2 Enlightenment Era
00:07:43 2.3 The modern zoo
00:14:24 2.4 Human exhibits
00:15:32 3 Type
00:16:41 3.1 Safari park
00:18:08 3.2 Aquaria
00:18:50 3.3 Roadside zoos
00:19:59 3.4 Petting zoos
00:20:28 3.5 Animal theme parks
00:21:24 4 Sources of animals
00:22:10 5 Justification
00:22:20 5.1 Conservation and research
00:26:47 6 Roadside zoos
00:28:02 7 Animal welfare concerns
00:29:48 7.1 Moral concerns
00:30:23 7.2 Behavioural restriction
00:31:14 7.3 Abnormal behaviour
00:32:15 7.4 Shortened longevity
00:32:44 7.5 Climate concerns
00:33:11 8 Surplus animals
00:35:29 9 Live feeding and baiting
00:36:51 10 Regulation
00:37:00 10.1 United States
00:38:34 10.2 Europe
00:39:44 11 See also
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A zoo (also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which all animals are housed within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also breed.
The term zoological garden refers to zoology, the study of animals, a term deriving from the Greek 'zoion, animal, and logia, study.. The abbreviation zoo was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which was opened for scientific study in 1828 and to the public in 1857. In the United States alone, zoos are visited by over 181 million people annually.
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angry elephant beats up a guy for attempting to close the gate.
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Санкт-Петербург. Архитектура. Saint-Petersburg. Architecture.
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Санкт-Петербург (Россия). Архитектура
Saint-Petersburg (Russia). Architecture .
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Санкт-Петербу́рг (с 18 [31] августа 1914 года до 26 января 1924 года — Петрогра́д, с 26 января 1924 года до 6 сентября 1991 года — Ленингра́д) — второй крупнейший город России. Город федерального значения. Административный центр Северо-Западного федерального округа и Ленинградской области. Основан 16 (27) мая 1703 года Петром I. В 1712—1917 годах — столица Российской империи.
Город назван в честь Святого Петра — небесного покровителя царя-основателя, но со временем стал всё больше ассоциироваться с именем самого Петра I.
Расположен на северо-западе Российской Федерации, на побережье Финского залива и в устье реки Невы.
Город был центром трёх революций: 1905—1907 годов, Февральской и Октябрьской революций 1917 года. Во время Великой Отечественной войны 1941—1945 годов город 872 дня находился в блокаде, в результате которой более 2 000 000 человек погибли. 1 мая 1945 г. приказом Верховного Главнокомандующего Ленинград объявлен Городом-Героем.
Население — 5 280 000 человек.
Санкт-Петербург — важнейший экономический, научный и культурный центр России, крупный транспортный узел. Исторический центр Санкт-Петербурга и связанные с ним комплексы памятников входят в список объектов всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО; это один из самых важных в стране центров туризма.
16 (27) мая 1703 год в устье Невы неподалёку от Ниена был заложен город Санкт-Петербург. Этим днём датируется закладка царём Петром I Петропавловской крепости — первого здания города — на Заячьем острове.
С 1712 года город был провозглашён столицей Российской империи.
Первая мировая война сильно повлияла на судьбу Санкт-Петербурга. В августе 1914 года на волне антигерманских настроений город переименован в Петроград. К 1917 году появились проблемы со снабжением, обычным явлением становятся очереди. Волнения 23—27 февраля 1917 года в городе и другие события Февральской революции завершились отречением императора Николая II и формированием Временного правительства. 25 октября (7 ноября) 1917 в ходе вооружённого восстания власть в городе переходит в руки большевиков, и создаётся Российская Советская Республика со столицей в Петрограде. В ходе Гражданской войны правительство В. И. Ленина переезжает в Москву, Петроград лишается столичного статуса . 26 января 1924 года, после смерти В. И. Ленина, Петроград переименовывается в Ленинград.
8 сентября 1941 года противник вышел к Ладожскому озеру, захватил Шлиссельбург, взяв под контроль исток Невы, и блокировал Ленинград с суши. Этот день принято считать началом блокады города войсками гитлеровской Германии с юга и Финляндии с севера. За годы блокады погибло, по разным данным, от 650 тысяч до 2 с лишним миллионов человек гражданского населения. 18 января 1943 года блокадное кольцо было прорвано, но только 27 января 1944 года блокада города была полностью снята. После снятия блокады, в Ленинграде осталось лишь 560 тысяч жителей.
В 1991 году, по результатам референдума, 54 % ленинградцев высказались за возвращение исторического названия города Санкт-Петербург. 6 сентября 1991 года городу возвращено историческое название.
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Moscow (; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskvá, IPA: [mɐˈskva] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city (both by population and by area) entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers (421 to 970 sq mi), resulting in Moscow becoming the largest city on the European continent by area; it also gained an additional population of 233,000 people.Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its colourful architectural style. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders—more than any other major city—even before its expansion in 2012.
The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation.
Moscow is the seat of power of the Government of Russia, being the site of the Moscow Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence for work of the President of Russia. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square are also one of several World Heritage Sites in the city. Both chambers of the Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) also sit in the city. Moscow is considered the centre of Russian culture, having served as the home of Russian artists, scientists and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions and theatres.
The city is served by a transit network, which includes four international airports, nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground rapid transit systems in the world, the Moscow Metro, the fourth-largest in the world and largest outside Asia in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest in Europe. It is recognised as one of the city's landmarks due to the rich architecture of its 200 stations.Moscow has acquired a number of epithets, most referring to its size and preeminent status within the nation: The Third Rome (Третий Рим), the Whitestone One (Белокаменная), the First Throne (Первопрестольная), the Forty Soroks (Сорок Сороков) (sorok meaning both forty, a great many and a district or parish in Old Russian).
Moscow is also one of the twelve Hero Cities. The demonym for a Moscow res ...