photos, video & text on the lost of the Bamiyan statues
In 2001 the hughe Buddhas statues in the Bamiyan valley were destroyed by the Taliban. The smaller of the two statues (37 meter!!)was built in the year 507 CE. The larger one (55 meter!) was constructed in 554. The statues are believed to have been built by the Kushans and Indo-Hephthalites (both eastern Indo-European peoples) at the heyday of their empires. Ironically, the above mentioned people were the ancestors of the Pashtuns, the ethnic group from which the Taliban drew its core following. (wiki)
requiem for Bamiyan
photo of emptiness…
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Between 1500 and 1570, in a lot of cities in Europe, people destroyed a lot of statues in churches…
wiki (dutch) geschiedenis.nl
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photos of Bamiyan
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Bamiyan Afghanistan Laser Project opening in June 2009
Over 140 laser systems installed 500m,1km and 5km in distance from the Bamiyan hills will project multiple layers of original Yamagata Buddha images drawn in striking colors.
read the article
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some youtubes on Bamiyan Buddhas
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