Bamiyan Buddha: Before and After Destruction
Item
Title
Bamiyan Buddha: Before and After Destruction
Description
A combination photo of one of the Bamiyan Buddha statues. From left to right, the photo shows the statue before and after a destructive Taliban attack.
Creator
Unknown
Temporal Coverage
591-644 A.D., 2001-03 A.D.
Spatial Coverage
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Type
Image
Date Created
1997-12-18, 2001-03-26
Source
Adam Taylor, "What Mohammad Omar took from Afghanistan that can never be returned," The Washington Post, Accessed April 5, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/30/what-mullah-omar-took-from-afghanistan-that-can-never-be-returned/.
Contributor
Nina Elsner
Rights
Muzammil Pasha, Sayed Salahuddin/Reuters
