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Bamiyan Valley from atop the head of the Western Buddha, Bamyan, Afghanistan, 1963

Bamiyan Valley from atop the head of the Western Buddha

1963 Bamyan, Afghanistan

A view over the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan taken from the top of the head of the western Buddha statue, one of two colossal figures carved into the valley's sandstone cliffs.

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