Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

World Heritage

Afghanistan

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The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious development of ancient Bakhtriya from the 1st to the 13th century AD, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara Buddhist art school. The area is home to numerous Buddhist monasteries and temples, as well as defensive structures from the Islamic period. The site also witnessed the destruction of two standing Buddha statues by the Taliban in March 2001, shocking the world.

# Cultural Landscape

# Archaeological remains

# Gandhara Buddhist Art

# Buddhist temples

# Islamic defensive architecture

# The Taliban destroyed

Grotto painting in 2008

38 m (125 ft) 'Eastern Buddha'

Taller, 55 meter Buddha in 1963 and in 2008 after destruction

Central medallion, Sun-God on his chariot

Site of the smaller statue in 2005

Site of the larger statue after it was destroyed

Local men standing near the larger 'Salsal' Buddha statue, c. 1940

Destruction of the site by the Taliban

Smaller 38 meter 'Eastern' Buddha

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country	Afghanistan
quantity	3
made from material	stucco
made from material	sandstone
executive body	Buddhas of Bamiyan
location of creation	بت های باميان
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037812
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02sw3y
Commons category	Buddhas of Bamiyan
coordinate location	Point(67.826802777 34.832041666)
start time	2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
Commons gallery	بت های باميان
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037812
area	105

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddha%20of%20Bamiyan.jpg
media legend	The taller of the two Buddhas of Bamiyan
media legend	बामियानच्या दोन बुद्धांपैकीचा उंच पुतळ
significant event	demolition
point in time	2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
significant event	construction
start time	0507-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	0554-01-01T00:00:00Z
heritage designation	Category:Views of Pienza
start time	2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves
area	225.25
applies to part	buffer zone
height	10
series ordinal	3
height	53
series ordinal	1
height	38
series ordinal	2