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How many of you even knew about Buddhas of Bamiyan?

A very few. Reason is that the left media doesn’t like to highlight events where Muzlims are aggressors

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They were once the world’s largest standing Buddhas before being blown up by terrorists in 2001
@LostTemple7
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Before Taliban, many other zihadis like Babur, Aurangzeb, Nadir Shah, etc, tried to destroy Bamiyan Buddha, but couldn't

Taliban performed the act of Iconoclasm by anti-aircraft guns, rockets & explosives, fulfilling the long cherished dream of their ancestors @mariawirth1
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The taller of the two Bamiyan Buddhas stood at more than 170 feet high with the second statue at nearly 115 feet

Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings & and seated Buddha figures from 5th to 9th century A.D.
@Aabhas24 @davidfrawleyved
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The Bamiyan caves have become the source of a major discovery

Scientists of European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), proved that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was "invented" in Europe.

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In many European history and art books, oil painting is said to have started in the 15th century in Europe

Bamiyan caves painting is the earliest clear example of oil paintings than in the Europe
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As of 2019 it was decided that the Silk Roads property at the Bamiyan World Heritage site will be rehabilitated within the framework of the UNESCO and the European Union partnership project
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