Bamiyan Buddha : A Dilapidated World Heritage
Bamiyan Buddha The statues of Bamiyan Buddha are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. These are located in Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, which were built around 4th – 5th century BC. Bamiyan was a major city on the Silk Route located in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain ranges and on the banks of the Bamiyan River. The world's tallest Buddha statue of that time was built by cutting sandstone rocks located in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range, which was called Bamiyan Buddha. At present, this area is called 'Mes Aynak' or 'Mes Anneki' . There is also a copper mine in this area, where copper ore is present in abundance. Plateau - Relief of the Crust Location At present, it was situated on the banks of the Bamiyan river in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range at an altitude of 2500 meters (about 8200 feet), 230 km away from Kabul in the north-west direction. At that time, this place was a major center lying in the middle of the Sil...