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Re: Bamiyan Buddhas
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lugnet.build.ancient
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Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:41:17 GMT
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Erik Olson writes:
> There is talk starting about rebuilding the Bamiyan Buddhas:
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> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TRAVEL/NEWS/04/18/afghanistan.sculptor.ap/index.html
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> Quote:
> "They didn't understand that these statues don't belong to the Taliban. They
> belong to Afghanistan, to human history."
> --Amanulah Haiderzad, sculptor
What a great opportunity to rebuild them out of LEGO!
(Sorry, I know, I should be more sombre. ;) )
LFB
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| I hadn't got much further than collecting photos. There were several articles about Bamiyan in the past two years of _Minerva_, a journal of ancient art and archaeology. The editor made one remark I'd like to bring up here (I'll have to retrieve (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| There is talk starting about rebuilding the Bamiyan Buddhas: (URL) didn't understand that these statues don't belong to the Taliban. They belong to Afghanistan, to human history." --Amanulah Haiderzad, sculptor (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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