The Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) is located South of the Gugong Imperial Palace (Palace Museum) in Beijing. Its circular structures symbolize the connection with the Sky. The complex was built in the early 15th century. Originally it was called the Temple of Heaven and Earth. After the construction of a separate Temple of Earth, Tiantan was used only for worshipping the Sky. The centre of the tapestry is decorated with an image of the Central part of the temple complex - the Hall of The Firmament (‘Imperial Firmament’). It has a conical roof and stands on a high marble plinth. Three staircases lead to the hall. The East and West halls form a square that is surrounded by a circular Echo Wall. The left and right sides of the tapestry are covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
Tapestry with the image of the Hall of the Celestial Arch (pavilion “Imperial Firmament”) of the temple complex “Temple of Heaven” (Tiantan) in Beijing
China ,
23.11.1951
МЗСБ КП 1381
42,5 х 84 cm
silk, weaving
Present of the delegation of the Chinese writers to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense, Hangzhou
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Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree
Czechoslovakia ,
Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree
Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree. Handwork of folk artist Kristina.
A gift from the delegation of the city of Ostrava to the working people of Volgograd on the 20th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops on the Volga, 1963.
North Moravian region, Valašské Meziříčí
Earth from the graves of participants in the Resistance movement in the box
Belgium ,
May 1975
Earth from the graves of participants in the Resistance movement in the box
A gift from partisan veterans of the Free Front of Liege "FL". It was handed over by the city delegation led by Octave Rose, Deputy Mayor, who visited Volgograd in May 1975.
