Bamiyan Valley

The historic Buddhas of Bamiyan statues have made a return to the Afghan valley as 3D light projections.

They were destroyed by the Taliban. But now the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan have returned with 3-D light projection

June 11, 2015Culture

The world reacted in horror when the Taliban blew up a UNESCO Heritage Site, the historic Buddha statues of Afghanistan. Thanks to 3-D light projections, the Buddhas are once again looking out over the Bamiyan Valley.

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