Cultural relics课件7.pptVIP

Unit 1　Cultural relics Do you know the city of St. Petersburg？Do you know how it was built then？Now，lets have a look at the city and its builder Peter the Great! Three hundred years ago，the Russian Czar Peter the Great built a new capital—St. Petersburg on the Neva River in Russia.Peter the Great，like his country，was strong and proud.Many great and beautiful palaces were built during his lifetime. St. Petersburg has been the centre of many important events in history.In 1941，the Germans tried to destroy the city.It was under attack for 900 days，but the people of the city never gave in.The Ge