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Scientists map out destroyed Afghan Buddha model
Swiss researchers at ETH Zurich built a 3D polyurethane model of the Bamiyan Buddhas using 34 year old photos and CNC milling. The larger statue stood 174 feet high, the other about 195 feet, both toppled by the Taliban in March 2001. A replica about 17 feet tall should be completed next spring for Kabul Museum. Reconstruction would cost around 30 million dollars per statue and may rely on private donations with UNESCO approval.
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Geneva
Afghanistan
International Autry
Bamiyan
Suk
Europe
Central Asia
Taliban
Armin Gruen
Federal Institute of Technology
Zurich
Gruen
Kabul
Unesco
United Nations Cultural Organization
Germany