Buddhas of Bamiyan facts for kids
UNESCO World Heritage site | |
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![]() Taller Buddha of Bamyan before 2001
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Location | Bamyan, Afghanistan |
Part of | Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamyan Valley |
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi. |
Reference | 208-001 |
Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
Endangered | 2003-present |
Area | 105 ha |
Buffer zone | 225.25 ha |
Coordinates | 34°49′55″N 67°49′36″E / 34.83194°N 67.82667°E |
The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Persian: بتهای باميان – but hay-e bamiyan) were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff. They are in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan.
They were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban. Japan and Switzerland, among others, have said they would help rebuild the statues.
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