1 Read about the Gates of Minsk. Use the words below to fill in the gaps.
СЛОВА КОТОРЫЕ КУЖНО ВСТАВИТЬ buildings, symbol, architecture, castle, emblem.

The City Gates of Minsk are
a famous landmark of Belarus,
the (1)
of the country,
The Gates welcome all visitors arriving
at the city. The buildings are situated
in one of the busiest squares of
Minsk - Privokzalnaya Square. They
overlook the railway station, and the bus terminal is quite close by.
The unique buildings are an excellent example of the post-war
(2)
The works began in the late 1940s and ended in 1953.
The modern "gates" are two 11-floor (3)
that look
like the towers of an ancient (4)
One of the towers
is decorated with the huge (3.5 metre in
diameter), 100-year old clock. The minute
hand (cTpeka) is 2 metres long and the clock
itself weighs 300 kilos.
The top of the other tower shows the
(5)
of the Belarusian Soviet
Socialist Republic. On the four sides of
the towers there are some sculptures
a worker, a farmer, an engineer and a soldier
are quietly watching the city life from
above.
​

sanyasoloveva1    2   28.01.2021 17:27    10