<P> The Buddhas of Bamiyan ( Persian : بت‌های باميان -- bott - hâye Bāmiyān ) were 6th - century monumental statues of Gautam Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan , 230 kilometres ( 140 mi ) northwest of Kabul at an elevation of 2,500 metres ( 8,200 ft ) . Built in 507 CE ( smaller ) and 554 CE ( larger ) , the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art . They were respectively 35 and 53 m ( 115 and 174 ft ) tall . </P>
<P> The Buddhas of Bamiyan ( Persian : بت‌های باميان -- bott - hâye Bāmiyān ) were 6th - century monumental statues of Gautam Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan , 230 kilometres ( 140 mi ) northwest of Kabul at an elevation of 2,500 metres ( 8,200 ft ) . Built in 507 CE ( smaller ) and 554 CE ( larger ) , the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art . They were respectively 35 and 53 m ( 115 and 174 ft ) tall . </P>
buddha 's of bamiyan was located in which country
buddha 's of bamiyan was located in which country
Afghanistan
Afghanistan