KABUL 2011 (AFP) - Ten years after Afghanistan's ancient Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban, there is still no agreement on whether the war-torn country's best-known cultural icons should be ...

But having been attracted to the new Buddhist doctrine while they were in NW India, they, after their shift, sculpted imposing images of the Buddha in standing position in the Bamiyan Region in ...

The illustration shows the colored appearance of the Bamiyan Buddhas’ robes at the end of the 10th century. Parts damaged in later periods, which cannot be reconstructed, are made visible.

The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha statues, which shook the world in March 2001. on this subject: Cultural Landscape and Archaeological ...

To legitimize its custody of the manuscript, found in an Afghan cave, the Museum of the Bible invoked the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and forged an interfaith coalition of Jews, Christians a ...

In this interview with The Asia Society, Mr Bucherer discusses the collection at the Bibliotheca Afghanica, the events leading up to the destruction of the Buddha statues in Bamiyan and the recent ...

With the aim to ensure the coordination of all safeguarding activities in Bamiyan, a second UNESCO/ICOMOS Expert Working ... a work-plan for 2004 for the final consolidation of the small Buddha niche ...

while 3D reconstruction projects bring the Buddhas of Bamiyan back to life virtually. Fashion also intersects with sculpture in fresh ways—at the 2024 Met Gala, designers showcased wearable art ...

A Hazara Afghan family looks on in front of their cave in the old city of Bamiyan, some 200km from Kabul. - AFP Bamiyan - The ancient caves lining the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan were ...

What it is: A Neolithic chambered tomb known as a dolmen Where it is located: A hilltop in Herefordshire, England When it was made: 3700 B.C. Related: Buddhas of Bamiyan: The colossal twin statues ...