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 ...

have established a consortium which plans to rebuild one of two obliterated Buddha statues in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. The 1800 year old statues were destroyed amidst a whirlwind of publicity ...

With the aim to ensure the coordination of all safeguarding activities in Bamiyan, a second UNESCO/ICOMOS Expert ... small Buddha niche and the conservation of the remains of the two Buddha statues, ...

It's short, but fairly difficult reading. To see additional images of the statues, try these two links. A day in Bamiyan is a photojournal by A Raffaele Ciriello. It has some great statue photos ...

The pre-Islamic statues, notably the two giant Buddhas in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, "are only a transcription of history and have no negative impact on the faith of Muslims," Wassel said in ...

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and ... The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha ...

Mountainous Bamiyan is home to a Unesco world heritage site and the remains of two giant Buddha statues which were blown up by the Taliban during their previous rule in 2001. Since retaking power ...