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THE BUDDHAS OF BAMIYAN / IVAN LAVROVICH YAVORSKI / 1879

Bamyan valley, Hazarajat region, Afghanistan. .The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley. ..The Buddhas of Bamiyan as represented by Ivan Lavrovich Yavorski, 1879. (KEYSTONE/akg-images/Pictures From Histo)

BUDDHA STATUE OF BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN, 19TH C ILLUSTRATION

Buddha statue of Bamyan, Afghanistan. 1878 illustration of a statue of Buddha in the town of Bamyan, Afghanistan. This is one of the many statues destroyed by the Taliban during fighting in 2001. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/COLLECTION ABECASIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN 1968

Blick von der historischen Siedlung Bamiyan auf die mit Felshoehlen versetzte Bergflanke mit der beruehmten Buddha-Statuen von Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Diese Monumente gehoerten zu den groessten Buddha-Statuen der Welt und befanden sich in den Bamiyan-Taelern im zentralen Afghanistan. Die Statuen wurden im 6. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in die Felsen gehauen und waren sowohl ein architektonisches als auch ein religioeses Meisterwerk. Das einmalige Kulturdenkmal wurde im Maerz 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

BAMIAN (AFGHANISTAN), BUDDHA-STATUE

Bamian – Bamiyan (Afghanistan),.Felswand mit buddhistischen Höhlenklöstern,.“Großer Buddha”.(aus dem Fels gehauene kolossale Statue; späte Gandhara-Schule, 5./6. Jahrhundert; Höhe 53 m)...Ansicht...Foto, 1963. (KEYSTONE/akg-images/akg-images / Paul Almasy)

BAMIAN (AFGHANISTAN), FELSWAND M. BUDDHA

Bamian – Bamiyan (Afghanistan),.Felswand mit buddhistischen Höhlenklöstern und “Großem Buddha”.(aus dem Fels gehauene kolossale Statue; späte Gandhara-Schule, 5./6. Jahrhundert; Höhe 53 m; 2001 durch die Taliban zerstört)...Felswand mit Buddha-Statue...Foto, 1963. (KEYSTONE/akg-images/akg-images / Paul Almasy)

BAMIAN (AFGHANISTAN), BUDDHA-STATUE

Bamian (Afghanistan),.“Der kleine Buddha” (35 m hohe Buddha-Statue)...Blick auf Buddha-Statue und Wohnhöhlen...Foto, 1963. (KEYSTONE/akg-images/akg-images / Paul Almasy)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN 1968

Blick von der historischen Siedlung Bamiyan auf die mit Felshoehlen versetzte Bergflanke mit der beruehmten Buddha-Statuen von Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Diese Monumente gehoerten zu den groessten Buddha-Statuen der Welt und befanden sich in den Bamiyan-Taelern im zentralen Afghanistan. Die Statuen wurden im 6. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in die Felsen gehauen und waren sowohl ein architektonisches als auch ein religioeses Meisterwerk. Das einmalige Kulturdenkmal wurde im Maerz 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN 1968

Blick von der historischen Siedlung Bamiyan auf die mit Felshoehlen versetzte Bergflanke mit der beruehmten Buddha-Statuen von Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Diese Monumente gehoerten zu den groessten Buddha-Statuen der Welt und befanden sich in den Bamiyan-Taelern im zentralen Afghanistan. Die Statuen wurden im 6. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in die Felsen gehauen und waren sowohl ein architektonisches als auch ein religioeses Meisterwerk. Das einmalige Kulturdenkmal wurde im Maerz 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

The Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan, with the older and taller of the two buddah statues. In 2001, the fundamentalist Taliban leaders had the 5th century statues destroyed. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Die Felswand im Tal von Bamiyan in Afghanistan mit der kleineren der beiden Statuen der stehenden Buddhas, 1967. Die Statue misst ca. 34 m. Beide Statuen wurden 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Die Felswand im Tal von Bamiyan in Afghanistan mit der groesseren der beiden Statuen der stehenden Buddhas, 1967. Die Statue misst ca. 53 m. Beide Statuen wurden 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Die Felswand im Tal von Bamiyan in Afghanistan mit der kleineren der beiden Statuen der stehenden Buddhas, 1967. Die Statue misst ca. 34 m. Beide Statuen wurden 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

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AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

The 53-meter (175-foot) tall, 2000-year-old Buddha statue located in Bamyan, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of the Afghan capital Kabul, is shown in this undated photo. Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers ordered the destruction, Monday, February 26, 2001 of all statues as insulting Islam, including this world's tallest standing Buddha statue which was already damaged in fightings. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Str)

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AFGHANISTAN. Bamyan (Bamiyan). Buddha. (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/Steve McCurry)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Die groessere der beiden Statuen der stehenden Buddhas im Tal von Bamiyan in Afghanistan, 1967. Sie misst ca. 53 m. Beide Statuen wurden 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

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Large Buddha, subsequently destroyed by the Taliban, Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Afghanistan, Asia . (KEYSTONE/ROBERT HARDING/Jack Jackson)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

A photo dated 07 December 1997 shows an Afghan walking near the world's tallest standing statue of Buddha in Bamiyan province of Afghanistan. In a report in Hong Kong, 16 May 2002, a Taiwan-based Buddhist leader will donate one million Hong Kong dollars (129,000 USD) to help restore the giant Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban. (FILM) EPA PHOTO AFP FILES / JEAN-CLAUDE CHAPON /sk/ew/ta

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Die groessere der beiden Statuen der stehenden Buddhas im Tal von Bamiyan in Afghanistan, 1967. Sie misst ca. 53 m. Beide Statuen wurden 2001 von den Taliban zerstoert. (KEYSTONE/Paolo Koch)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

An undated photo shows an Afghan military truck parked under the shadow of a huge Buddha statue in the central province of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia began destroying 01 March 2001 all statues in the country, including the world's tallest standing Buddha in central Bamiyan province. Afghanistan is home to an array of pre-Islamic historic treasures from its days as a key stop on the ancient Silk Road and a strategic battleground for conquerers dating back to Alexander the Great. (KEYSTONE/AFP PHOTO/Jean CLAUDE-CHAPON)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Armed soldiers of the Afghan Taliban militia stand in front of the statueless cliffs in Bamiyan city of central Afghanistan, 26 March 2001. Afghanistan's ancient Bamiyan Buddhas have been completely destroyed by the Taliban militia. Taliban officials said the colossal statues, carved into the sandstone cliffs near this central city between the second and fifth cenruries, took 20 days to reduce to rubble using dynamite, rockets and tank shell (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO AFPI/SAEED KHAN)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

An explosion is detonated to destroy the Buddha figure which was cut into the hill side at Bamiyan in this image from recent undated video, made available through The APTN on Monday March 19, 2001. The destruction of the Buddha statues, which date back to the third and fifth centuries, was ordered by the Afghan Taliban rulers. The statue withstood many attempts to destroy it with rockets and anti-tank guns but was destroyed here by explosives. (KEYSTONE/AP PHOTO / AL JAZEERA) === MIDDLE EAST OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET OUT, , ARCHIVES OUT ===

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Smoke rises from the cliff face after an explosion destroyed the Buddha cut into the hill side at Bamiyan in this image from recent undated video, made available through The APTN on Monday March 19, 2001. The destruction of the Buddha statues, which date back to the third and fifth centuries, was ordered by the Afghan Taliban rulers. The statue withstood many attempts to destroy it with rockets and anti-tank guns but was destroyed here by explosives. (KEYSTONE/AP PHOTO /AL JAZEERA) === MIDDLE EAST OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; ; ARCHIVES OUT ===

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Smoke shrouds the mountainside after an explosion which destroyed the Buddha cut into the hill side at Bamiyan in this image from recent undated video, made available through The APTN on Monday March 19, 2001. The destruction of the Buddha statues, which date back to the third and fifth centuries, was ordered by the Afghan Taliban rulers. The statue withstood many attempts to destroy it with rockets and anti-tank guns but was destroyed here by explosives. (KEYSTONE/AP PHOTO / AL JAZEERA) === MIDDLE EAST OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET OUT, , ARCHIVES OUT ===

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Taliban walks in front of an empty shell of destoryed Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan Monday, March 26, 2001, in right photo. Ignoring worldwide critism by Muslims, Buddhists and art lover, Taliban officials showed off destruction of two abcient statue on Monday by tyaking foreigners to the Bamiyan mountainside where the relics were blasted apart. The photo in left was taken in 1977. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/ASAHI/Etsuro Kondo (left photo) and Osamu Semba) === JAPAN OUT, , INTERNET OUT===

AFGHANISTAN IN A NEW LIGHT

Villagers ride a motorcycle near the remnants of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

AFGHANISTAN IN A NEW LIGHT

Farmers work in a field near the remnants of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

AFGHANISTAN IN A NEW LIGHT

Villagers gather outside their house near the remnants of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

BAMIYAN PROVINCE'S / LA PROVINCE DE BAMIYAN

Afghanistan, Bamiyan, 29 June 2021.With potato fields in the foreground. the remains of the largest of the famous 6th century Buddhas of Bamiyan which was destroyed by the the Taliban during their reign through the late 1990s to 2001, in the Bamiyan valley, Bamiyan province...Afghanistan, Bamiyan, 29 juin 2021.Avec des champs de pommes de terre au premier plan. Les vestiges du plus grand des célèbres bouddhas du 6e siècle de Bamiyan, détruit par les talibans pendant leur règne de la fin des années 1990 à 2001, dans la vallée de Bamiyan, dans la province de Bamiyan...Andrew Quilty / Agence VU (KEYSTONE/Agence VU/Andrew Quilty / Agence VU)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

An armed Taliban soldier stands in front of an empty shell of destroyed Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan Monday, March 26, 2001. Ignoring worldwide criticism by Muslims, Buddhists and art lovers, Taliban officials showed off destruction of two ancient statue on Monday by taking foreigners to the Bamiyan mountainside where the relics were blasted apart. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Asahi/Osamu Semba) === JAPAN OUT, , INTERNET OUT ===

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 2, 2021, members of Taliban stand in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan province. - Few nations endured as tumultuous a year as Afghanistan in 2021, and the country's woes are far from over as a bitter winter draws in. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/BULENT KILIC)

AFGHANISTAN-ARCHAEOLOGY-TOURISM

In this picture taken on July 13, 2022, Taliban stand guard in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan province. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN)

TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-HISTORY-TALIBAN-BUDDHA-STATUES

TOPSHOT - Resident and civil society activist hold lamps as they stand near the site where the Salsal Buddha statue once stood during a 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony since the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan statues by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan province on March 9, 2021. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/WAKIL KOHSAR)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Taliban soldiers stand in front of an empty shell of Buddha statue saying good bye to journalists, Monday, March 26, 2001 in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ignoring worldwide criticism by Muslims, Buddhists and art lovers, Taliban officials showed off the destruction of two ancient statues on Monday by taking foreigners to the Bamiyan mountainside where the relics were blasted apart. (AP Photo/Amir Shah)

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DIG Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Nische des Grossen Buddha, Afghanische Arbeiter (Hazara) schaufeln Schutt und Geroell, 29.6.2005, Asien, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Fels, Buddha Statue, Central Highlands, Buddhismus, Religion, Restaurierung, Schatten, Silhouette, Schubkarre, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Sponsored by the German International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Afghan Hazara people clean up the rumble under the 1,600 years old Buddha caves on Sunday, 14 August 2005, in Bamiyan valley. The archeological treasures were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 to ban idolatry. Carved into a sandstone cliff the remains of the huge statues await reconstruction. (KEYSTONE/EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON)

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DIG, Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Bergung der Felsfragmente am Grossen Buddha mit Schwerlastkran, 2005, Asien, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 6. Jahrhundert, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Buddha Statue, Central Highlands, Buddhismus, Religion, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

(FILE) AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

epa09044160 (FILE) A general view of the scene where one of the two colossal statues of Buddha carved into the sandstone cliffs were demolished by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 04 July 2011 (reissued 01 March 2021). The monumental Buddha statues of Bamyan were, until their destruction, one of the best-known historic and cultural sights of Afghanistan. Carved from the cliff in the early 6th and 7th centuries AD they date to an era when Buddhism was the dominant religion in the region, and when Bamyan was an important center on the network of trade routes between China, Europe, India, and central Asia. The eastern Buddha (38m high) was carved first, in the middle of the 6th century, and the western Buddha (55m) in the early 7th century. The hundreds of nearby caves were used by monks and were once decorated with elaborate wall paintings. EPA/S. SABAWOON

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DIG Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Nische des Grossen Buddha, Afghanische Arbeiter (Hazara) schaufeln Schutt und Geroell, 29.6.2005, Asien, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Fels, Buddha Statue, Central Highlands, Buddhismus, Religion, Restaurierung, Schubkarre, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

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DIG Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Hazara Arbeiter in der Nische des Grossen Buddha bei der Bergung der Fragmente des zerstoerten Buddha, 5.10.2004, Asien, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 6. Jahrhundert, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Buddha Statue, Central Highlands, Buddhismus, Religion, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

AFGHANISTAN BAMIYAN BUDDHA

Sponsored by the German International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Afghan Hazara people clean up the rumble under the 1,600 years old Buddha caves on Sunday, 14 August 2005, in Bamiyan valley. The archeological treasures were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 to ban idolatry. Carved into a sandstone cliff the remains of the huge statues await reconstruction. (KEYSTONE/EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON)

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DIG Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Felsfragmente in der Nische des zerstoerten Grossen Buddhas, 6. Jahrhundert, Asien, Landschaft, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Fels, Buddha Statue, Hoehle, Central Highlands, Fragment, Buddhismus, Religion, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-HISTORY-TALIBAN-BUDDHA-STATUES

In this picture taken on March 5, 2021 remains of the destroyed Buddha statues are seen at the site of the Buddhas of Bamiyan statues, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan province. - Afghanistan's giant Buddhas stood watch over the picturesque Bamiyan valley for centuries, surviving Mongol invasions and the harsh environment until the Taliban arrived with an apocalyptic worldview that did not care about one of the great wonders of antiquity. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) / TO GO WITH FOCUS 'AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-HISTORY-TALIBAN-BUDDHA-STATUES' by USMAN SHARIFI (KEYSTONE/AFP/WAKIL KOHSAR)

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DIG Geografie, Afghanistan, Landschaften, Tal von Bamiyan, Buddha Statuen von Bamiyan, Felswand mit ehemaligem Hoehlenkloster und den Nischen der zwei zerstoerten Grossen Buddhas, 6. Jahrhundert, Asien, Landschaft, Unesco, Welterbe, Weltkulturerbe, Grosser Buddha, 550 n. Chr.,Sprengung, Zerstoerung durch die Taliban 12.3.2001, Fels, Kloster, Buddha Statue, Hoehle, Central Highlands, Buddhismus, Religion, (KEYSTONE/INTERFOTO/Bert Praxenthaler)

AERIAL OF THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN

Luftaufnahme der grossen Buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan Aerial of the great buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan (KEYSTONE/imageBROKER/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

AERIAL OF THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN

Luftaufnahme der grossen Buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan Aerial of the great buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan (KEYSTONE/imageBROKER/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN

Die grossen Buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan The great buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan (KEYSTONE/imageBROKER/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

AERIAL OF THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN

Luftaufnahme der grossen Buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan Aerial of the great buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan (KEYSTONE/imageBROKER/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

AERIAL BY DRONE OF THE SITE OF THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN (BAMIYAN), TAKEN IN 2019, POST DESTRUCTION, AFGHANISTAN, ASIA

Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia (KEYSTONE/ROBERT HARDING/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

THE SITE OF THE GREAT BUDDHAS IN BAMYAN (BAMIYAN), TAKEN IN 2019, POST DESTRUCTION, AFGHANISTAN, ASIA

The site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia (KEYSTONE/ROBERT HARDING/MICHAEL RUNKEL)

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AFGHANISTAN. Bamyan. September 16, 2021. A drawing representing the statues of the Budhas in a classroom. Site of the the two Buddhas of Bamiyan. Built in the 6th-century, monumental statues of Vairocana Buddha and Gautama Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan, 130 kilometers (81 mi) northwest of Kabul at an elevation of 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). Under the order of Mullah Omar, the statues were destroyed by dynamite, over several weeks, starting on 2 March 2001 (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/JEROME SESSINI)

FRANKREICH PARIS CENTRE POMPIDOU

Visitors walk Saturday March 31, 2001 to the Georges Pompidou Arts Center of Paris where a canvas shows an 1887 engraving of the tallest Bamiyan Buddha statue in Afghanistan. The event comes in protest to the destruction of the two Buddha statues by the Taliban earlier this month. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) === ELECTRONIC IMAGE ===