NEXT TRAVEL DESTINATION - RUSSIA Автор : Никитин Дмитрий Класс : 11 Руководитель : Галактионова Л. В.

MAJOR CITIES AND ATTRACTIONS Moscow Dubai

DUBAI Dubai is like nowhere else on the planet. It is the worlds fastest-growing city. Over the past four decades it has metamorphosed from a small Gulf trading centre to one of the worlds most glamorous, spectacular and futuristic urban destinations.

DUBAI Modern Dubai is frequently seen as a panegyric to consumerist luxury: a self-indulgent haven of magical hotels, superlative restaurants and extravagantly themed shopping malls

MOSCOW Moscow is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Eastern Europe.

MOSCOW The city never sleeps; you can get anything you want around the clock. Above all, Moscow is an assault on all the senses: a relentless crush of people on the subway, cliquey nightspots, designer shops, any cuisine you can think of, heavy traffic, endless queuing, golden-domed churches and historical treasures.

Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai. It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at m BURJ KHALIFA

World's tallest building. A living wonder. Stunning work of art. Incomparable feat of engineering. Burj Khalifa is all that.

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OSTANKINO TOWER The Ostankino Tower is renowned for its unique architecture and its position as the largest multiprofile communications structure housing state-of-the-art equipment. It is also a major tourist attraction.

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THE DUBAI MALL The supersized Dubai Mall is the absolute mother of all malls, with over 1200 shops spread across four floors and covering a total area of over a million square metres.

THE DUBAI MALL Just about every retail chain in the city has an outlet here

THE DUBAI MALL There is the eye-catching The Waterfall, complete with life-size statues of divers, which cascades from the top of the mall down to the bottom.

VEGAS MALL The Vegas supermall is one of the largest retail sites in the world, and the only themed shopping mall in Russia.

VEGAS MALL The shopping center has a large number of shops, a multiplex cinema, many cafes.

AQUARIUM IN DUBAI MALL Dubai Malls most mesmerising sight is this gargantuan aquarium where thousands of beasties flit and dart amid artificial coral. Sharks and rays are top attractions, but other popular denizens include sumo-sized groupers and massive schools of pelagic fish.

AQUARIUM IN DUBAI MALL You can view a lot for free from the outside or walk through tunnel. In the Underwater Zoo you can see a 5m-long Australian crocodile named King Croc and other rare and unusual critters, including air-breathing African lungfish, cheeky archerfish, giant spider crabs and sea dragons..

SOCHI DISCOVERY WORLD AQUARIUM The largest aquarium in Russia Sochi Discovery World Aquarium. On the territory of 6000 square meters there are 30 aquariums, a total of 5 million liters of water.

SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE A symbol of the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art.

RED SQUARE Red Square remains the heart and soul of Russia. From the 16th Century St. Basil's Cathedral - one of the most famous pieces of architecture in the world - to the constructivist pyramid of Lenin's Mausoleum, Red Square is rich in symbols of Russia's past.

THE DUBAI FOUNTAIN The Dubai Fountain is the world's largest choreographed fountain system set on the 30- acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake. It shoots water up to m into the air accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.

FOUNTAINS IN RUSSIA There are a lot of choreographed fountains in Russia. The most beautiful ones are in Moscow (park Tsaritsyno) and Sochi.

PETERGOF One of St. Petersburg's most famous and popular visitor attractions, the palace and park at Peterhof (also known as Petrodvorets) are often referred to as the Russian Versaille.

DUBAI MUSEUM Dubai Museum is the main museum in Dubai. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai.

DUBAI MUSEUM The perfect place to get up to speed with the history and culture of the emirate. The museum occupies the old Al Fahidi Fort. Dating from around 1800, the fort is the oldest building in Dubai, having originally been built to defend the towns landward approaches against raids by rival Bedouin tribes.

THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY IN MOSCOW The Tretyakov Gallery has an amazing collection of Russian art, including a very extensive collection of icons.

BASTAKIYA Old Dubai is recently renovated conservation area. Sand-coloured stone houses line the narrow lanes and open up onto shady courtyards.

OLD ARBAT STREET IN MOSCOW The Arbat has existed since at least the 15th century, thus laying claim to being one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital. It forms the heart of the Arbat District of Moscow. Originally the street formed part of an important trade route and was home to a large number of craftsmen.

THE DUBAI METRO The Dubai Metro is a driverless. Guinness World Records has declared Dubai Metro as the worlds longest fully automated metro network spanning at 75 kilometers.

UNION SQUARE The Dubai Metro has the largest station in the world Union Square (20000m²). Also, it is one of the most beautiful stations.

MOSCOW METRO

TRAIN «WATER COLOR» Train «Water color» in Moscow metro is a picture gallery on wheels. In this train passengers can see pictures of the National Russian artist Sergey Andrijaki and his pupils. Each wagon is decorated in certain scale. Outside the train is decorated by images of peonies, chrysanthemums, camomiles, sunflowers.

Tourist activities

FERRARI WORLD IN ABU DHABI Ferrari World is an amusement park located in Abu Dhabi. It claims to be the largest indoor theme park in the world. Ferrari World covers an area of 86,000 square metres.

THE DUBAI SKI CENTRE Located in the Mall of the Emirates, this offers you the opportunity to escape the heat outside and go skiing and snowboarding on a snow-covered slope, which by indoor standards is very large indeed.

WILD WADI WATER PARK an outdoor water park in Dubai

DESERT SAFARIS Trips in groups to the desert can be a great way to explore the outdoors and meet other people, as well as finding out a little bit more about the Arabic culture.

HUNTING AND FISHING Hunting and fishing is a very old tradition in Russia. Many Russian tourist firms specialize in arranging hunting and fishing tours. Kamchatka, Yakutia, Altai are unique places for hunting and fishing.

SKI RESORTS The mountains of the Northern Caucasus contain many popular ski resorts, like Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi and Dombay in Karachay-Cherkessia. There are a lot of ski resorts in Kamchatka, in Volga Region and Ural ski resorts.

HEALTH–IMPROVING TOURISM Russia has huge potential of natural resources for treatment and health-improving rest. Unique resort zones of the Martsial Waters in Karelia, Caucasian Mineral Waters, the Black Sea coast of Caucasus, Lake Baikal are world-famous. Russia can be called without exaggeration a leader of sanatoria and health resorts.