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Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan …
Carved into the Bamiyan Cliffs are the two niches of the giant Buddha statues (55m and 38m high) destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, and numerous caves forming a large ensemble of …
Ajanta Caves - Videos - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Ajanta Caves (UNESCO/TBS) The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly …
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple - UNESCO World …
With the surrounding portrayals of gods, Bodhisattvas and disciples, all realistically and delicately sculpted in high and low relief, it is considered a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East. …
The Site of Angkor Borei and Phnom Da
Around the foot of the mount of Phnom Da, some five caves have been located – three on the north face, one on the east and one on the west. Sculptures related to Vishnu were found in …
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan …
The project also continued to document the numerous Buddhist caves and conserve the mural paintings inside prioritized caves. A monitoring system was installed to measure the impact of …
Ajanta Caves - Maps - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to …
: The Buddha statues and the cave art in Bamiyan Valley are an outstanding representation of the Gandharan school in Buddhist art in the Central Asian region.
Yungang Grottoes - Gallery - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th …
WHTL-doc-960.doc - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
In the far past, taking advantage of the local natural beauty, ancient Viets built a system of hundreds of Buddhist pagodas and temples in caves on mountain sides and abank streams, …