RM2C65E82–The Buddhas of Bamyan, Bamyan valley, Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan, seen here in the 19th century. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. From Monuments de Tous les Peuples, published 1843.
RM2B00N9C–Afghanistan: Vale of Bamiyan in 1979, with the larger of the two Bamiyan Buddhas left centre. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RMHW02W7–View of ancient caves cut into the hillside at Bamiyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RM2B00N9J–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha cave in 2005 after destruction of Buddha image by Taliban in 2001. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RFPW82JR–1978, Buddha statue before being destroyed by Taliban, Afghanistan
RM2B00N97–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RFBB4C33–A Hazara woman on the road.
RMR31DNR–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMCRW706–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. 1977
RMHW02X2–Aerial view of the cliffs lining the valley town of Bamiyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RM2B00N99–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RMR31DNN–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMCRW6WD–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. foot tourist
RMHW030G–View of a merchant's boy assistant working outside the market stalls of the Bamiyan bazaar, in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RM2B00N9A–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RM2B017M2–Afghanistan: The Great Buddha at Bamiyan, photographed by Robert Byron (26 Febraury 1905 - 24 February 1941) in 1934 and destroyed by Taliban zealots in 2001. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 m (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RMR31DTM–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RM2B01D1M–Afghanistan: The Buddhas of Bamiyan as represented by Iwan Lawrowitsch Jaworski (fl. 1870s-1880s), c. 1885. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan. Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw. They were intentionally dynamited and destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, declared as 'idols'
RMCRW714–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. overall landscape mountains
RMHW02W2–View of an early temple's crumbled ruins in tne Bamiyan Valley, located in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMR31DRX–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMCRW6YD–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. overall landscape mountains
RMHW033G–View of the valley from the 53 meter height of Salsal, the larger of the 2 Buddha statues of Bamiyan, located in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMR31DT9–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMHW02XN–Panoramic aerial view from a flight over the Hindu Kush mountains surrounding the Bamiyan valley, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMR31DP2–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMHW02WJ–Panoramic view of the Hindu Kush mountains framing the small houses in valley town of Bamiyan, located in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMR31DPK–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMHPNBKH–View of Western tourists posing before the massive height of the smaller giant Buddha, known as Shamama, in Bamiyan, Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMHW02TE–Portrait of an older man in traditional dress walking through the town square in Bamiyan, located in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
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