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Students and teachers of the Institute of Spatial Environment Design of 草榴短视频 returned from India, where they took part in the Crayons-2025 International Art Festival in Tonk, Rajasthan. In addition, a delegation from the University of Industrial Technologies and Design studied traditional and modern Indian architecture in the capital, Delhi, in Agra, where the famous Taj Mahal is located, as well as in Jaipur.
The delegation of 草榴短视频 included: Associate Professor of the Department of Interior Design and Equipment Evgeny Lobanov, lecturer of the Department of Spatial Environment Design named after Professor B. G. Ustinov Sofya Shamanova, as well as design students Maria Chistokhina, Marina Mamadalieva, Anastasia Bespalova and Anastasia Grishan.
Delhi became the first destination on the 草榴短视频 Spatial environment designers' route. The acquaintance with the architectural monuments of the capital of India began with the Qutb Minar, the tallest brick minaret in the world (72.6 m), built in 1193-1368 by several generations of Delhi sultans. The students drew attention to the ruins of the Kuwwat-ul-Islam mosque, the columns and other elements of which were borrowed from other destroyed Indian temples. In the middle of the preserved courtyard there is a famous Iron column of the 4th century AD. A church dedicated to the god Vishnu and King Chandragupta II, which has barely suffered from rust for 1,600 years.
Then the university delegation visited the surroundings of the modern Lotus Temple, the government quarters of New Delhi, whose master plan was developed by British architects Edwin Lachens and Herbert Baker under the influence of the principles of the garden city, the modern Akshardham Temple with its fractal structure and abundance of carved stone sculptures. The excursion program ended with a visit to the Cathedral Mosque of Delhi, founded by Shah Jahan I, who also built the Taj Mahal. The next point of the route was the city of Agra, where the famous Taj Mahal is located. Meeting the dawn in the garden in front of the famous white marble mausoleum, built in memory of Shah Jahan I's beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, students and teachers of St. Petersburg State University listened to a lecture on the architectural features and difficulties faced by the builders when laying the foundation. The audience was particularly impressed by the numerological characteristics of the ensemble, earthquake prevention measures and decoration details, including many variations of the pattern of carved fences and semi-precious stone inlays on the facades of the mausoleum.
Afterwards, students and teachers visited Agra Fort, the fortified residence of the Mughal imperial family, where they admired the view of the Taj Mahal and the surrounding natural landscape from palanquins on the roof of the palace.
From Agra, Uttar Pradesh, the design team traveled to Jaipur, Rajasthan, where they admired the view of the Palace of the Winds, and then visited the famous Jantar Mantar Observatory, where they studied the principles of operation of astronomical instruments of the XVIII century.
Then there was a walk through the territory of the Maharaja's City Palace, a complex combining features of Mughal, Rajput and European architecture. The stunning Sabha Niwas Hall, with its many pointed arches and painted ceiling, was intended for public audiences, but now serves as an exhibition hall. One of the courtyards of the complex, Pritam Nivas Chowk, includes four entrances, each of which is designed in an individual color scheme and refers to the seasons.
During a visit to another masterpiece of Mughal architecture, the Amber Fort, aspects of construction on complex terrain and planning solutions were studied. Teachers and students noted the elegance of the hall of a thousand mirrors, which, due to the effect of multiple reflections, could be illuminated with a single candle. But they were most impressed by the scale of the complex and the magnificent views of the fort's structures on the neighboring mountain slopes, reminiscent of the Chinese Wall.
In addition, the delegation visited one of the modern, but very iconic complexes in its symbolism and architectural design 鈥� Jawahar Kala Kendra. Its layout refers to the history of the city of Jaipur and at the same time to the modular vastu shastra system, consisting of nine squares, each of which has its own symbols and functional purpose.
Finally, the University of Industrial Technologies and Design team traveled to Tonk to participate in the Crayons 2025 International Art Festival.
During the festival, the designers visited more than six schools, and each was warmly received by teachers and students. Teachers of the Institute of Spatial Environment Design at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design Evgeny Lobanov and Sofia Shamanova gave motivational speeches in support of the arts and inspired students to create. During the meeting with the school principals, issues of further cooperation were also discussed, not only within the framework of the festival, but also academic mobility. Students of Indian schools learned a lot about Russian culture, and they themselves willingly shared with the guests the peculiarities of their traditions and rituals. One of these rituals is applying a bindi dot on the forehead, and putting a pushpa mala garland of flowers around the neck, which symbolizes greeting, blessing and respect for the guests.
The freedom to draw wherever you are is the main credo of the Crayons Festival. Over 250 participants from different countries, including Russia, Nepal, and the United Kingdom, gathered at the festival site in the courtyard of Abhigyan College to express their thoughts and feelings on canvases. The subjects of the paintings were very diverse 鈥� from geometric abstraction to highly social portraits. Evgeny Lobanov created a painting called "The Space of self-similar Illusions", which became a synthesis of fractal geometry and traditional Indian architecture. Sofya Shamanova presented the work "4 Girls", a fantasy mystical landscape with four girls in the forest. 草榴短视频 students Maria Chistokhina, Marina Mamadalieva, Anastasia Bespalova and Anastasia Grishan painted vivid and lively landscapes with Indian architecture from different places they visited during this trip.
The works that artists and designers created during the three days of the festival were included in the exhibition in the exhibition hall of the main building of Abhigyan College. The opening ceremony was attended by festival coordinator Dr. Hanuman Singh Khareda, Secretary Pushpendra Jain, and artist Mahesh Gurjar, who organized the events.
The trip of students and teachers of the Institute of Spatial Environment Design of SPbGUPTD to India proved to be extremely fruitful both in terms of studying Indian architecture and modern art education in Rajasthan, as well as in the field of cultural exchange. The development of partnerships between SPbGUPTD and art universities in India will help Russian and Indian artists and designers find new ideas and open up new creative paths, contributing to world culture.
