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The "small" (36 m high) of the buddhas statues through time

Bamyan 1977 2 photos of this spot

2 photographs taken at the same spot in Bamyan, spanning 1977 — 2 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The smaller of the two Bamiyan Buddha statues, standing roughly 36 meters high, photographed in 1977 before its destruction in 2001.

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The "small" (36 m high) of the buddhas statues, Bamyan, 1977

The "small" (36 m high) of the buddhas statues 1977 The smaller of the two Bamiyan Buddha statues, standing roughly 36 meters high, photographed in 1977 before its destruction in 2001.

The big (53 m high) of the great Buddha statues, Bamyan, 1977

The big (53 m high) of the great Buddha statues 1977 The larger of the two Bamiyan Buddha statues, standing roughly 53 meters high, photographed in 1977 before it was destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.