CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF KAZAN IN LENINGRAD

On the right side of Neva Avenue is a majestic semicircular colonnade of four rows of Corinthian columns to form a square with statues, flower beds and a fountain. This is the colonnade of the Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan (Kazansky Sobor) erected between 1801 and 1811 by a Russian architect Andrei Voronikhin.

The architect had to solve a lot of difficult problems. By means of the colonnade, Voronikhin intended to have the side facade just as imposing as the front entrance. Emperor Paul wanted the cathedral built on the model of St. Peter's in Rome. Voronikhin's solution was both original and quite independent. This becomes obvious if the cathedrals are compared. In Rome, the columns form an enclosed square whereas in Leningrad, the wings of the colonnade fan out towards the Avenue, connecting the entire edifice with the surrounding streets. In Rome, the colonnade is barely linked with the cathedral's portico and is much smaller. The columns of the Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan are the same height as the portico.

Cast iron was used here for the first time for building the dome which measures 17 meters in diameter.

The brick walls of the cathedral are faced with a light porous stone found in the vicinity of Leningrad. This stone which was used for the columns and their capitals has an unusual quality: it is soft and can be cut with a plain saw, it gradually hardens, on exposure of the air. It is now as solid as brick.

On the western side of the square is an elegant cast-iron railing designed by Andrei Voronikhin, which is in complete harmony with the general ensemble.

(From the guidebook "Leningrad")

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1. Where is the Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan? 2. When was it erected? 3. Who was the architect of the cathedral? 4. What was Voronikhin's solution? 5. What material was used here for the first time for building the dome?

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IV. Определите по суффиксу часть речи:

untried, untouchable, tunable, subdivide, subdivision, standardize, weakly, soft, ordinal, opponent

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a) He turned and saw us at last. b) The last turn of the river led them to a little village. c) The sick man took a turn for the better. d) They asked us questions by turns.

a) He looked ugly at that time. b) You gave me an ugly task and I don't know how to solve it! c) Have you read "The Ugly Duckling" in your childhood?

a) Who is standing there near the door? b) At last the car came to a stand. c) The Soviet stands at the Moscow International Book Fair were very popular among the visitors.

VII. Закончите предложения;

a) He is to be.... b) They are going to.... c) She could.... d) Have they known...? e) We do not....

Вариант 6

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