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Create an empty location reference plate in a warm, stylized Pixar/DreamWorks-style 3D CG animation render — no people present. ATTACH REFERENCE IMAGE: the already-approved Location Plate 7 (Volga night scene with burning heart) for this project — match this EXACT render style, texture treatment, painterly surface quality and level of Pixar 3D stylization (lighting mood will differ here, since this is a new city and daytime). Scene: a classic Saint Petersburg courtyard ("двор-колодец") — a tall, narrow inner courtyard enclosed by pastel-colored neoclassical apartment buildings (soft ochre-yellow, dusty blue, pale mint facades), 4-5 stories tall, with tall arched windows, decorative white stucco trim, and simple wrought-iron balconies on a couple of upper floors. An arched stone gateway ("подворотня") leads out to the street on one side, hinting at the wider city beyond. Cobblestone/old paving stones on the courtyard floor, a single old street lamp, a small patch of greenery in a corner with a young tree in a metal grate. Laundry lines strung high between two buildings, empty. Time of day: soft overcast daylight, the diffused cool-toned light typical of Petersburg, gentle even shadows, a few windows with warm interior light glowing despite the daytime (typical northern city look). Camera: eye-level, looking up and across the courtyard from one corner toward the archway, static, capturing the tall enclosing facades and the sense of being inside a "well" of buildings. LOCKED: no people, no cars, no readable text/signage. Must read unmistakably as a Petersburg courtyard (tall pastel neoclassical facades, arched gateway, cool northern daylight) — not Moscow or a generic European courtyard. Same overall render style and level of stylization as the approved location plates and character reference sheets for this project.