The buddhas of bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of gautama buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the bamyan valley of central afghanistan 130 kilometres 81 mi northwest of kabul at an elevation of 2500 metres 8200 ft carbon dating of the structural components of the buddhas has determined that the smaller 38 m 125 ft eastern buddha was built around 570 ad and . The buddhas of bamiyan were two statues in the bamiyan valley of afghanistan with one reaching 125 feet in height and the other 180 feet they were the largest standing buddha figures in the world radiocarbon dating indicates that the first one was carved by the gandhara people in 550 ce and the second one in 615 ce. History of the buddhas of bamiyan the buddhas of bamiyan were carved in the bamyan valley which is located along the silk road and was the caravan route connecting china and the western world the site was a flourishing center for religion art and philosophy and monks living in the numerous buddhist monasteries near the valley made the region a thriving buddhist site prior to islamic invasion in the 7th century. The buddhas of bamiyan wonders of the world the buddhas of bamiyan nov 12 2020 posted by stephen king public library text id c66aab87 online pdf ebook epub library members of the taliban destroyed the buddha images carved into a cliff face in the bamiyan valley the the buddhas of bamiyan wonders of the world oct 24 2020 posted by