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Originally Posted by Italian Guy I think one of the statues was 50 % destroyed and the other one pretty much 100 %. But I might be wrong. | No, both were completely destroyed Quote: |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia Even though the figures of the two large Buddhas are almost completely destroyed, their outlines and some features are still recognizable within the recesses. | As it says, they are completely and totally gone.
There was strong historical evidence that a legendary 3rd Buddha still exists, but is lost somewhere at Bamiyan. That Buddha statue was supposedly lying flat on its back and was supposed to be either 1000 ft or 1000 meters (don't remember which at the moment) that they are trying to find. They think they've unearthed a corner of it. This one was supposed to be lying on its back.
To answer the question about the work being done toward their restoration: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ts/4134252.stm
BTW, added a picture of one of the statues to my original post.
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