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After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001 pp 15–60Cite as

The History of the Buddhas of Bamiyan

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If we wanted to compile a rating of the most mysterious monuments, the Buddhas of Bamiyan would certainly occupy a position of great importance. No information is available about the patron, the artist who coordinated the cutting of the cliff, its duration, nor any other information useful for dating.

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  1. Department of UTPRA-PREV, ENEA – Italian Agency for New Technology Energy and Environment, CR Frascati Via Enrico Fermi, 45, 00044, Frascati (Rome), Italy

    Guido Martini & Salvatore Paolini

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  1. Geological Survey of Italy, ISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmen, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Margottini

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Martini, G., Paolini, S. (2014). The History of the Buddhas of Bamiyan. In: Margottini, C. (eds) After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30051-6_3

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