The layout is a replica of the Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur, the capital of the once-powerful Chola state (IX-XI centuries) in South India. The temple was built during the reign of king Raja Raja Chola I (985-1014). The king dedicated it to the God Shiva. The Brihadishvara Temple was built in just seven years. The Temple became the main arena for Imperial ceremonies. It also served as a centre for cultural events, particularly for cult dances. High above the sanctum is the vimana, a pyramid-shaped temple tower topped by a solid stone weighing seventy tons – one of India's architectural masterpieces. The layout of the temple is made of a white reed core. The layout is glued to a black wooden stand. It is covered with a clear organic glass case.
Model of the Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur
India ,
July 1966
МЗСБ КП 9405 П 160
model: 15.2 x 26.6 x 7.4 cm; in case: 21.9 x 30.1 x 9.5 cm
bulrush, wood, plexiglass, carving, sawing, gluing, assembly
A gift from Kumaraswami Kamaraj, the Chairman of the Indian National Congress, who visited Stalingrad in July 1966.
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Commemorative medal “Independent Front to its militiamen. 1940 – 1945” (Le Front de l’Indépendance à ses milices)
Belgium ,
15.05.1965
Commemorative medal “Independent Front to its militiamen. 1940 – 1945” (Le Front de l’Indépendance à ses milices)
A gift from the veterans of Belgium partisans - participants of the International meeting of anti-fascists and veterans of World War II in Moscow.
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
Czechoslovakia ,
1947 September
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
An engraved dedicatory inscription “Hrdinnému Stalingradu / Čs. spisovatelé a novináři / záři 1947” (To the Heroic Stalingrad from the Czechoslovakian writers and journalists, September 1947) enframed with laurel branches; on the bottom there is the finesse stamp “875” and the manufacturer’s seal.
Traditional whip of shepherds in northeastern Brazil
Brazil ,
1953
Traditional whip of shepherds in northeastern Brazil
A gift from a group of Brazilian medical workers who visited Stalingrad in 1953. The whip consists of three twisted leather straps tied together. The gap between the straps is 8 cm. The handle is braided with thin straw of two colours. At the end of the handle there is a metal ring with a leather loop.