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[[File:Arkady Fiedler Museum, Puszczykowo, PL (7).JPG|thumb|Arkady Fiedler Museum, Bamyan Replica]]
The destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan
* In 2001 in China, carving of a {{convert|37|m|ft}} high Buddha was initiated in [[Sichuan]], which is the same height as the smaller of the two Bamiyan Buddhas. It was funded by a Chinese businessman, Liang Simian.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2001-10-05|title=Buddha rises again|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1581411.stm|access-date=2023-01-02}}</ref> The project appears to have been given up for unknown reasons.<ref>[http://www.giant-buddhas.com/en/downloads/dossier.pdf Leshan – The disappearance of a kitsch replica in "The Giant Buddhas, Documentary", Switzerland 2005, Christian Frei]</ref>
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