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the mariinsky palace was built by emperor nikolay i for his daughter maria as a gift to her wedding with the duke maksimilian lejhtenbergsky. maksimilian was eugenie dе bogarne's son who was napoleon's stepson. wedding was on 5th december in 1838. the place for this palace was chosen opposite the isaakievsky cathedral, on the bank of the ekaterina channel. before there was tchernyshev's house there. the emperor wanted to build a palace which would differ from others. this palace should become the standard of comfort of that time. the builders used modern technical decisions and applied the modern building materials.

the tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres and weighing up to 306 kg. their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts. they have exceptionally stout teeth, and their canines are the longest among living felids, with a crown height of up to 74.5 mm.they are territorial and generally solitary but social animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey requirements. this, coupled with the fact that they are indigenous to some of the more densely populated places on earth, has caused significant conflicts with humans. in zoos, tigers have live for 20 to 26 years, which also seems to be their longevity in the wild.

my favourite animal (composition-description) my favourite animal - a cat. i since the childhood wanted to have a cat. and, at last, my dream has come true - at my place there was a siamese cat of kuzja. at kuzi a light brown muzzle, dark ears, pads and a long striped tail; the flexible extended body, the big round head, on a muzzle щетинистые moustaches, a small beard and is bright-blue eyes. color of eyes changes, when he is angry or threatens, pupils become that red, green. ears at a cat always on the lookout; they catch the slightest rustle. кузя - an animal whimsical. if at it good mood, he plays, allows to iron itself, resolves to other animal is from the bowl but if at it bad mood, he warns about it original miaow then it is better be not to touching. кузя serious, бойцовый a cat. when we were in village, he fought with all cats. the first it doesn't enter fight. in the beginning he as though warns: howls an opposite voice. almost on hundred eighty degrees turns a neck; wool at it rises on end, and the tail "turns" in dismissed щетинистую a brush. pity to the contender at it isn't present. it fights until the opponent won't leave. кузя - very clever cat. he has learned paws to open the refrigerator; doors of cases. if the entrance door isn't closed on the lock it will hang on the handle until the door won't open. кузя likes to watch tv, hunt on lizards, frogs, birds. and still he very kind cat also loves the owners. i very much like our cat.