Where Are The Bamiyan Buddha Statues Located?
In the center of Afghanistan, the town of Bamiyan, situated ca. 200 km NW of Kabul at an altitude of approximately 2500 metres, is considered an oasis in the center of a long valley that separates the big chains of Hindu Kush mountains. Bamiyan functioned as one of the greatest Buddhist centers for nearly five centuries.
At the border of Bamiyan cliff there were two big standing Buddha statues which stood about one km apart while in the center was carved a smaller image of a sitting Buddha. A series of caves were also carved between these monolithic images and beyond the bigger statue many caves of varying size were used as chapels for both private and communal worship..