The two most prominent statues were the giant standing sculptures of the Buddhas Vairocana and Sakyamuni (Gautama Buddha), identified by the different mudras performed. The Buddha popularly called "Solsol" measured 55 meters tall, and "Shahmama" 38 meters.

Built in the 6th century, the Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental size statues, standing at 115 and 174 feet tall, carved into the sandstone cliffs of the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan. These statues best exemplified the Gandharan Buddhist art school, as well as the greater cultural landscape of Buddhism and its influences during the ...

Known collectively as the Bamiyan Buddhas, the two monumental sculptures have amazed both Buddhist and non-Buddhist visitors for more than a 1,000 years. Like many of the world’s great ancient monuments, little is known about who commissioned the Bamiyan Buddhas or the sculptors who carved them.

Jul 28, 2023 · The Bamiyan Buddhas were two colossal Buddhist statues carved into rock faces in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan during the 6 th century. The exceptionally large, totemic statues were an important, partially intact relic of Buddhist cave architecture that had once spread throughout early Asia.

Aug 12, 2024 · The Buddhas of Bamiyan were a pair of massive statues of robed figures, dubbed the Eastern Buddha and the Western Buddha, that once stood along the Silk Road, a network of trade routes...

May 23, 2018 · The two colossal Bamiyan Buddhas stood as arguably the most important archaeological site in Afghanistan for well over a thousand years. They were the largest standing Buddha figures in the world.

The two most prominent statues were the giant standing Buddhas Vairocana and Sakyamuni, identified by the different mudras performed, measuring 55 and 37 metres (180 and 121 feet) high respectively, the largest examples of standing Buddha carvings in the world.

Nov 14, 2018 · The Buddhas of Bamiyan were a pair monumental statues carved into a cliff in Afghanistan’s Hazarajat territory during the 6th century CE. The statues depicted Gautam Buddha and were prominent archeological sites that displayed the largest ever figures of Buddha.

Jan 5, 2025 · The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two enormous statues carved directly into the sandstone cliffs of the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan. Standing at 115 and 174 feet tall, these statues, known as the Eastern Buddha and the Western Buddha, were the tallest standing Buddha sculptures of their time.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2500 meters (8,202.1 feet).