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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Earth from the battlefields where the Red Army fought for the city of Poznan (in a bin with a lid)
Poland ,
07.11.1967
Earth from the battlefields where the Red Army fought for the city of Poznan (in a bin with a lid)
A gift from the builders of the Brotherhood-in-Arms park and Polish-Soviet friendship, Poznan. It was gifted to Volgograd by the builders of the Monument and Memorial Park to Brotherhood in Arms dedicated to the Polish-Soviet Friendship and situated on the territory of the Poznan Fortress.
A decorative plate with a symbol of the People’s Liberation Army of China
China ,
26.04.2009
A decorative plate with a symbol of the People’s Liberation Army of China
A gift from Liáng Guāngliè, general and Minister for National Defence in the People’s Republic of China, given to the ‘Battle of Stalingrad’ Panorama Museum on April 26, 2009 .
Liáng Guāngliè
Made before 2009.
