Bamiyan
James Gordon · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cave / Rock-cut

Bamiyan

Afghanistan
Era
c. 6th century CE
Coordinates
34.8311°, 67.8261°
Category
Cave / Rock-cut

Two colossal standing Buddhas carved into a sandstone cliff, dynamited by the Taliban in 2001. The empty niches remain.

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