Bamiyan Valley
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Rebuilding Bamiyan - Jul 23, 2007
Aljazeera.net,In 2001 the Taliban swept through Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. Their target was Bamiyan's colossal stone Buddha statues which had stood for over 1500 years
900-foot sleeping Buddha eludes archaeologists in Afghanistan - Aug 7, 2007
PakTribune.com,...a three-tiered, 3rd century BC palace complex hewn from red stone and clinging to a cliff 1500 feet above the floor of the Bamiyan Valley.
Zabid to stay on UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger - Aug 7, 2007
Yemen Observer,Other sites in danger include the Iranian city of Bam and the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan. The ancient citadel and surrounding cultural landscape of the
Experts Decry Taliban Distortion of Islamic Law - Aug 2, 2007
Chosun Ilbo,However, the Taliban is a disgrace to Islam and an extremely distorted group, which once destroyed the Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley,
Taliban Denounced Around the World - Jul 26, 2007
Chosun Ilbo,They destroyed the Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley, a cultural treasure of the world." Lee Hee-soo, a professor at Hanyang University and an expert
Goethe-Institute celebrates Golden Jubilee with several programmes - Jul 26, 2007
Ceylon Daily News,June 27: "Giant Buddhas-The loss of 1600 years old Buddhas in Bamiyan Valley. Afghanistan." July 18: "Ladakh" by Clemens Kuby, Munich July 25: "Living
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2006 prizes: Of tiger and men Nov 7, 2006
Switzerland), in which director Christian Frei, documents the destruction of 1,600-year-old Buddhas carved into the cliffs of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan). ... - Mounteverest,
Afghanistan: Film Revisits Destruction Of Bamiyan Buddhas Mar 26, 2006
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The film begins with a scene of stark beauty: the great Bamiyan Valley in remote northeastern Afghanistan. ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty,
Digital Methods Help Replicate Artworks Mar 3, 2006
Such is the case of the giant 1,600-year-old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan that were dynamited by the Taliban in 2001. ...
New York Times,
Ways of Peace: Forgiveness can break cycle of violence Mar 9, 2006
...direction. The rage of the Taliban against ‘Buddhist idolatry’ led them to vandalize the Bamiyan Valley Buddhas in Afghanistan. ...
Indian Catholic,
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