Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Bamiyam Buddhas of Afghanistan



AIIS slide show of the Bamiyan Buddhas: destroyed by the Taliban, Muslim extremists defending a strict interpretation of Islamic scripture. The photos for this presentation are part of the AIIS photograph archive.
AIIS's archive of photos constitutes one of the largest collections of art-history photographs and slides in Asia. It provides extensive visual documentation of thousands of sites in South Asia. This presentation has been put together to celebrate the beauty and power of the statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas that were located in Afghanistan.

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