Презентация, доклад по английскому языку для 10-11 классов Добро пожаловать в Эдинбург

School №1

2015

in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom.
Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea.

Edinburgh

the major centres
of the Enlightenment, led by
the University of Edinburgh,
earning it the nickname
Athens of the North. The Old
Town and New Town
districts of Edinburgh were
listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1995. There
are over 4,500 listed buildings
within the city. In 2005, the
population of Scotland
amounted to 457,830 people.

by William Henry Playfair,
first opened to the public in 1859.

Lorenzo Monaco (1370–1425)

Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. It holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. In addition it also holds the Scottish National Photography Collection. It is a red sandstone Gothic revival building, designed by Robert Rowand Anderson and built between 1885 and 1890, and modelled on the Doges Palace in Venice.

life and works of the great Scottish writers and poets (Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and others).

toys (from dolls to tricycles) from all parts of the world.

Currently, the gallery has a collection of more than 5000 objects of art a variety of genres - from paintings to video installations.

Calder's
L'empennage, 1953

heart of the Scottish capital - Edinburgh. Until recently was at the disposal of the British Ministry of Defense. The castle is open for visits and is a major tourist attraction in Edinburgh.