The site of the ancient Buddha Statues of Bamiyan, on outskirts of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The monumental statues were carved into the sandstone cliffs in the early 6th and 7th centuries AD. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. (Image by © David Honl/ZUMA Press/Corbis) Via Smithsonianmag.com
The site of the ancient Buddha Statues of Bamiyan, on outskirts of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The monumental statues were carved into the sandstone cliffs in the early 6th and 7th centuries AD. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. (Image by © David Honl/ZUMA Press/Corbis) Via Smithsonianmag.com
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