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Buddhas and Caves of Bamiyan Valley, Hindu Kush, 1974
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CAAV01P02_18
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Buddhas and Caves of Bamiyan Valley, Hindu Kush, 1974
Bamiyan Valley was once a major stopping point along the great Silk Route, it lies in the Hezb-i-Wahdat faction stronghold of Bamian province.
The huge white-stone statue was built in the third or fourth centuries AD. It is thought that King Kanishka head of the now obscure Buddhist Kushan empire who came from nearby central Persia and conquered large parts of south and central Asia, might have built this great monument to Buddha., UNESCO World Heritage Site, monumental Buddhist statues
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Buddha Statue, Buddhism, Farming, Agriculture, Asia, farmland, Afghanistan, Architecture, Structure, Scenic, Asia, Asian, Asiatic, Country, Country
Image by:
Charles Hemphill
Buddhas and Caves of Bamiyan Valley, Hindu Kush, 1974
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Code Number:
CAAV01P02_18
Title:
Buddhas and Caves of Bamiyan Valley, Hindu Kush, 1974
Bamiyan Valley was once a major stopping point along the great Silk Route, it lies in the Hezb-i-Wahdat faction stronghold of Bamian province.
The huge white-stone statue was built in the third or fourth centuries AD. It is thought that King Kanishka head of the now obscure Buddhist Kushan empire who came from nearby central Persia and conquered large parts of south and central Asia, might have built this great monument to Buddha., UNESCO World Heritage Site, monumental Buddhist statues
Keywords:
Buddha Statue, Buddhism, Farming, Agriculture, Asia, farmland, Afghanistan, Architecture, Structure, Scenic, Asia, Asian, Asiatic, Country, Country
Image by:
Charles Hemphill
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