The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious ... integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The ...

As a part of a television broadcast, world travelers Hal and Halla Linker toured the Afghan countryside in 1973, years before the Soviets invaded and the Taliban took control of the Buddhist site ...

Zemaryalai Tarzi, in Bamiyan this past August, hopes to uncover a third Buddha in the valley. He also directs a dig at a third-century Buddhist complex he calls the Royal Monastery. Alex Masi A ...

Completed in 2008 following the Taliban destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas ... Its shape is designed to fit with the Buddhist theme of the surrounding temple and statue, with 36 different lotus ...