Record No.
MRB-2026-006853
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Architecture & Structures
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Afghanistan
Category
Architecture & Structures
Country
Afghanistan
(
AF )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Two monumental statues carved into a cliff in the Bamiyan valley were the tallest standing Buddha statues in the world (55m and 38m) until their destruction by the Taliban in 2001.
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