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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Hungary ,
1971
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Ridd. Painting “Invincible Stalingrad – the Cemetery of German Fascism.”
Cuba ,
1945
Ridd. Painting “Invincible Stalingrad – the Cemetery of German Fascism.”
The painter depicted the Square of the Fallen Fighters in the last days of the Stalingrad Battle: a Red Army soldier is hoisting a flag on the Red Army House, a column of war prisoners is moving across the square, in the background on the left the ruins of Central Department Store and other buildings can be seen. The painter was inspired by a photo taken by Grigory Kapustyansky, special correspondent of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. This photo known under the caption “The Victory Flag in Stalingrad on February 3, 1943” was featured in the world’s leading mass media. The picture is fixed on a cardboard passe-partout; the inscription on the lower edge made in the Russian language reads: “Invincible Stalingrad – cemetery of the German fascism”. The inscription to the right reads: “Ridd S”, the inscription below: “Havana / 1945”.