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Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Empty niche where one of two colossal Buddhas stood prior to their destruction by...
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Bamiyan, Afghanistan
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Buddha statue
Larger of the two Buddha statues at Bamiyan, Afghanistan; photograph from 1977. Both...
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Buddha statue
Smaller of the two Buddha statues at Bamiyan, Afghanistan; photograph from 1977....
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Destroyed Buddha statue
Taliban soldiers at the base of the mountain alcove where the taller of the two Buddha...
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Afghanistan: Bamiyan valley
The Bamiyan valley, Afghanistan, showing the ancient caves before destruction of...
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colossal Buddha at Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Colossal Buddha (now destroyed) carved from the rock at Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 5th...
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