Bamiyan is one of the most attractive parts of Afghanistan ... It is located on the Silk Road, the historic trade route which criss-crosses Asia. The two Buddhas, 38 metres and 55 metres tall, were ...

But having been attracted to the new Buddhist doctrine while they were in NW India, they, after their shift, sculpted imposing images of the Buddha in standing position in the Bamiyan Region in ...

The illustration shows the colored appearance of the Bamiyan Buddhas’ robes at the end of the 10th century. Parts damaged in later periods, which cannot be reconstructed, are made visible.