1 10 grade – Yulya Boltenkova, Kutasevitch Yulya, Koryakina Nastya 8 grade - Nastya Babina 5 grade – Sonya Agafonova, Masha Babina Learning Circle Group: PPM-1 Sponsoring Teacher: Elena Babina Sponsor School: Gymnasia # 6 Students: 10 grade – Yulya Boltenkova, Kutasevitch Yulya, Koryakina Nastya 8 grade - Nastya Babina 5 grade – Sonya Agafonova, Masha Babina City: Gubkin Country: Russia THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY 1 Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

2 CONTENTS SchoolSlide Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin, Russia3-7 Independent Day School, Tampa, Florida 8-14 School 2 Galati, Romania15-27 Lyceum of ISU, Irkutsk, Russia28-36 School number 6, Murom, Russia37 Information about presenters Information about presenters38 2 Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

3 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY Julia Boltenkova, 10 grade Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin, Russia Teacher: Elena Babina Gymnasia 6, Gubkin Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

4 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY Our city has two squares. Central square was named after V.I.Lenin. This square is situated near my school. Gymnasia 6, Gubkin Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

5 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY Our square is very beautiful. Near Palace of Culture “Forum” high fir trees grow. They are very graceful and majestic. Different flowers grow in garden which is situated near the square. Gymnasia 6, Gubkin Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

6 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY The building of administration and Palace of Culture “Forum” are situated on our central square. These buildings are beautiful and they decorate the square. Gymnasia 6, Gubkin Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

7 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY Different events and celebrations take place on our central square. They are the Day of the City, The Exhibition of Flowers, Victory Day, New Years celebration, etc. Gymnasia 6, Gubkin Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

8 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY: Ybor Square   Project from Independent Day School, Tampa, Florida   Learning Circle Group: PPM1   Teacher: Betty Norlin and Stephen Shoe   School: Independent Day School   City: Tampa, Florida   Country: United States Aurelien Boulangeat Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

9 Channelside   Channelside is next to Ybor City and it has many restaurants and shops to visit. There are also bowling alleys to play and a movie theater for a relaxing night.

10 The Florida Aquarium   The Florida Aquarium is one of the most visited places near Ybor City. It’s a great attraction for tourists. They have beautiful water animals inside.

11 Ybor Square It is significant because back in the 1800’s Ybor was a famous cigar town with a lot of cigar companies.

12 History of Ybor Square   It has been said that the revolutionary activities that took place in Ybor City in the late 1880s and the 1890s caused the Spanish-American War of Although that may be an exaggeration, the immigrant Cuban population in the city was deeply involved in Cuba's efforts to free itself from. Into this receptive climate came the great revolutionary known as the "George Washington of Cuba." José Martí, born in Cuba in 1853, was a teacher and a writer who was a good person.

13 Jose Marti

14 Websites   51ybor/51facts3.htm 51ybor/51facts3.htm   51ybor/51visual1.htm 51ybor/51visual1.htm   square-mall-us-fl-ysqua.htm square-mall-us-fl-ysqua.htm

15 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY   Project Idea from School 2 Galati, Romania   Learning Circle Group: PPM1   Teacher: Georgiana Munteanu   School: School 2 Galati   City: Galati   Country: Romania grade 7B students: Alexandru Cristian, Diana Marcosanu, Alexandra Popa Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

16 Some information about Galati   Galati is a beautiful city on the Danube.   It is located on the left bank of the Danube, at the confluence of two other rivers: the Siret and the Prut.   Galaţi is a city in eastern Romania, the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Brăila forming with it the Cantemir metropolitan area. In 2002, according to the official Romanian census, the city had a population of 298,861 people, making it Romania's 7th largest city. Galaţi has a fine 20th century Romanian Orthodox cathedral - St. George (Sfântu Gheorghe) and another particularly striking fortified church (that of St. Mary - Sf. Precista) on the banks of the Danube, which was built in 1647 by Vasile Lupu (legend has it that a tunnel was dug from the church and under the river).

17 Galati   Other features of the city include a botanical garden, several museums, a television tower opened to the public and offering full view of the city, the newly-restored Galati Opera House, and a sculpture park lining a promenade of several kilometers along the banks of the Danube.   Galati has a university, the "Dunarea de Jos" University, founded in 1951 as a Naval and Mechanical Engineering Institute and given university status in 1974, by merging the Polytechnical Institute (the successor of the initial Institute) with the College of Education (founded in 1959).

18 Churches - places of worship Fortified Church Holy Precista is the oldest building in Galati

19 Memorial House “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”

20 Museum of Natural Science and the Planetarium

21 Botanic Garden dominating the left bank of the Danube, occupying an area of 18 ha.

22 Museum of Visual Art is the first museum of contemporary art city in the country. It was inaugurated in 1967 and was designed to provide structural newest trends in plastic phenomenon became the destination and a store and the beginning of the millennium.

23 ( Lupa Capitolina) symbol of the Romanian people.

24 Palace of Navigation (now Railway River) dates from the last decade of the nineteenth century, early twentieth century, was designed by architect Petre Antonescu. Today it is headquarters to several institutions such as the Maritime Danube Ports Administration "or" River Navigation Company Navrom Romanian.

25 University Dunarea de Jos Palace situated in the center of University Galati, the former Palace of Justice. It was built between

26 Park Eminescu arranged in 1869, this park still a few trees with contemporary Mihai Eminescu who lie here several times especially in the last part of life. In the park there is a small lake artifical and arranged a place where in the past claimed military brass band recitals. It is famous because of the statue of Mihai Eminescu, our great national poet.

27 Dramatic Theater Fani Tardini has been open for over 45 years and Nae Leonard lyric theater was founded in 1956

28 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY   Project from Irkutsk, Russia   Learning Circle Group: PPM1   Teacher: Ozerova Marina   School: Lyceum of ISU   City: Irkutsk   Country: Russia Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

29 Kirov Square   The main square in the city of Irkutsk is KIROV SQUARE.   It is the central square and one of the main attractions in the city.   Hundreds of years ago there was a small pond in this area. The pond gradually grew and turned into a badly smelling bog. This was unpleasant to townsmen and they decided to drain it.

30 Kirov Square   With the lapse of time the trade started to develop here. In 1772 two shopping arcades were opened: one – made of stone and the other – made of wood. Both burnt in 1775 during a lightning storm. Two years later a new two- storied building of shopping arcade was constructed. It was intended for 200 shops. The square got the name Gostinodvorskaya.   The name of the square had changed many times. It was named Kremlevskaya, Spasskaya, Bogorodskaya, Tikhvinskaya after the churches situated near it. Most of the churches were destroyed after the Revolution.

31 Kirov Square   In the small pictures you can see the Tikhvinskaya church. It was named after the Tikhvin icon brought from the city of Tikhvin (Leningrad region) to Irkutsk. In the Soviet period the Tikhvin church was demolished, and the area was renamed into Kirov square. The well- known icon after a long travel throughout Russia returned home to Tikhvin.

32 Sergey Kirov / Kirov Square   The real name of Sergey Kirov was Sergey Mironovich Kostrikov. He was born in The name "Kirov" was taken by him as an alias. He was a statesman. Kirov came to Irkutsk in 1908 and lived here illegally for some time. In 1934 he became the secretary of Central Committee of the VKP (b). He was assassinated in Smolny by L.V.Nikolaev in 1936.

33 Kirov Square   Today many important buildings are located along the perimeter of Kirov Square. Among them are the buildings of city Administration, regional Administration, Irkutsk State Linguistic University, the "Angara" hotel and some other.

34 Kirov Square   The square is the place where the citizens and guests of Irkutsk can have a rest, relax and enjoy the beauty of flowers in summer.

35 Kirov Square   In winter the young and the young in heart can breathe in frosty air and slide down the ice slide.   Every year in December a beautiful fur tree is installed in the center of the square.

36 Kirov Square   Kirov square is beautiful in any season of a year.   Just come and see everything with your own eyes.

37 THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF MY CITY   Project from Murom, Russia   Learning Circle Group: PPM1   Teacher: Shigarova Natalya   School: School number 6   City: Murom   Country: Russia Klushnikova Asya, Zacharova Nastya, Gromova Alexandra Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin

38 Information was presented by  Aurelien Boulangeat, Independent Day School, Tampa, Florida  Alexandru Cristian, Diana Marcosanu, Alexandra Popa, School 2 Galati, Romania  Marina Ozerova and her students, Irkutsk, Russia  Klushnikova Asya, Zacharova Nastya, Gromova Alexandra, Murom, Russia 38 Learning Circle. Gymnasia # 6, Gubkin