High in the rugged cliffs of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, two colossal statues once gazed out over a land crisscrossed by ancient trade routes. These Buddhas, carved in the 6th century, were ...

The Buddhas of Bamiyan, two monumental 6th-century statues that were destroyed in 2001, ... Art World See the Buddhas of Bamiyan, Destroyed by the Taliban, Resurrected as Holograms.

Today, 11 March, marks the anniversary of the destruction of Bamiyan’s iconic sixth and seventh century Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. In 2003, the cultural landscape and archaeological ...

Bamiyan Buddhas once glowed in red, white and blue Date: February 25, 2011 Source: ... Art Technology and Conservation Science have been studying several hundred fragments at the TUM.

"When the Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed, ... The Kabul Museum, a dark and dusty shell littered with statue rubble, lost approximately 2,750 works of art during Taliban rule.

Hamid Naweed, Afghan art historian and former professor at Kabul University, whose work has involved in-depth research into the Bamiyan Buddhas told Artnet News that Sarhadi is looking for ...

Afghanistan’s 6th C. Bamiyan valley Buddha, before (left) and after (right) ... Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or billionaires.