The larger of the two Buddha statues that towered over the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan. This photo was taken before a 2001 Taliban campaign that destroyed Buddha statues throughout Afghanistan. International teams are now working to restore the sixth century statues.
{"Image ImageDescription": "At 175 feet tall, the world's tallest Buddha statue was located in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, about 90 miles west of Kabul. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered the destruction of the statue on Feb. 26, 2001. The Taliban said the statues were offensive to Islam. (Zaheeruddin Abdullah/AP)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "2011:06:15 16:44:00", "Image Artist": "ZAHEERUDDIN ABDULLAH", "Image ExifOffset": "442", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "998", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "665", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF Contrast": "16", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal"}