What does the word «Admiralty» mean?
1. the place where the city has its docks and shipyards, stores of naval property, armament and stocks
2. one of the names of Neptune, god of sea
3. a building, or a part of one, in which wholesalers keep large stocks of merchandise, which they display and sell to retailers.
4. piece of enclosed ground, esp. attached to a building or used for a particular purpose.
How many times was the Admiralty reconstructed?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. never
What architect made the design of the present building?
1. Andreyan Zakharov
2. Rastrelli
3. Voronikhin
4. Rossi
What is the tower decorated with?
1. only one sculpture
2. 12 sculptures
3. a weather-vane
4. a colonnade and crowned with cupola and a gilded spire
What is the height of the tower?
1. 27,5 meters
2. 72 meters
3. 50 meters
4. 70 meters
What is the shape of weather-vane on the spire?
1. a airplane
2. a ship
3. a trident
4. a sheep
What does the Neptune’s trident symbolize?
1. power over the sea
2. the greatness of Peter I
3. the greatness of Russian architecture
4. the power of Peter I
What goddess stands next to the tsar on the bas-relief?
1. Urania, the goddess of astronomy
2. Afrodita
3. Isida, the wife of Alexander the Great
4. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom
What is situated in the Admiralty now?
1. the Museum of Saint Petersburg history
2. the Higher Naval Engineering School
3. Pedagogical University
4. the Museum of the History of Religion