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Tang Dynasty fresco in ZhangLe princess Mausoleum.long exposure in the princess mausoleum.
Kargah Buddha 7th century A.D stone carving Pakistan
Details of valley of Kings in Luxor - Egypt.
in Buddhist temple
Ajanta Cave, Maharashtra, India (19th Nov 2011): This is one of the rarest mural painting that preserved well in Ajanta Caves. These are 13th century paintings painted by buddhist monks showing different aspects of life of Buddha.
Stone Buddhas at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Tetovo, North Macedonia - August 20, 2021: Depiction of Mecca Holy city on the interior wall of ancient 1495 painted Pasha Mosque
Egyptian goddess Isis carved on a sarcophagus.
Ancient buddhist fresco at the wall of tibetan monastery, Hemis Gompa, Leh, Northern India.
Qusayr Amra,probably built between 730 - 740 AD, is located near Wadi Butum, a seasonal watercourse There was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence/pleasure palace that comprised a reception hall and hammam bath complex with changing room, warm and hot rooms - all decorated with figurative murals and extensive fresco paintings The bath building and reception hall are unique for Islamic architecture, depicting bathing and hunting scenes, Byzantine style portraits, crafts and trades and  animals, together with inscriptions in both Greek and Arabic The  zodiac on the domed ceiling of the caldarium, hot room, is one of the earliest known surviving examples of a map of the heavens on a dome
Mural fresco of the Villa of the Mysteries in the ruins of the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy
Chinese buddha
Buddha statue inside Dambulla cave temple, Sri Lanka. Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World  Heritage Site in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 km east of Colombo and 72 km  north of Kandy. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. This temple complex dates back to the first century BCE. There are more than 80 documented caves in  the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues  are related to Lord Buddha and his life. There are total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of  gods and goddesses.\n
11 12 2011 Vintage Painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani, artist unknown, late 5th century, Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra state, India.Asia
Scenic frescos on the wall of famous Villa Oplontis, ancient Roman villa and world heritage sight, Southern Italy
View of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Phnom Penh, Сambodia - January 11, 2013: Ancient mural painting in Royal palace near Silver Pagoda.
Maiji Mountain Grottoes,Tianshui City,Gansu Province,China,\nNational 5A scenic spot.\n      Together with the Mogao Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, it is known as the four major grottoes in China.\n      Maiji Mountain Grottoes was built more than 1600 years ago, after more than 10 dynasties, such as Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Five dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, etc., continuously excavated and repaired, there are 221 grottoes, 3,938 statues of various types, murals 979.54 square meters; The statues preserved in the grottoes are mainly clay sculptures, which retain a large number of physical materials in religion, art, architecture and other aspects, reflecting the characteristics of statues in various times for more than 1,000 years, reflecting the development and evolution of Chinese clay sculpture art, enriching the history of ancient Chinese culture, providing rich materials and historical facts for later generations to study Chinese Buddhist culture, and having the reputation of \
Naive art depicting ancient village life is public art that is published on the walls of Buddhist churches in Thailand.
Reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Complex, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. This network of underground caves is remarkable for its numerous carved sculptures and paintings dedicated to the god Buddha and his life in various positions, reclining, standing and seated that date from the first century and is the most significant archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
Terracotta Army Xian / Xi'an, China - group photo
Pompeii ancient ruins, italy
A close-up of a large ancient Buddha statue in a cave with colorful details at Yungang Grottoes, China
Buddha statue in Wat Si Chum temple located in the North zone of the Sukhothai Historical Park outside the walled city
Thai mural wooden at Temple Phra That Lampang Luang. Lampang province in THAILAND.
Datong, Shanxi, China- March 2, 2013: The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. Together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, the Yungang Grottoes site is one of the three leading grottoes locations in China. The Yungang Grottoes were enrolled as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2011. Here are the beautiful sculptures of Buddism in Yungang Grottoes.
Årdal, Rogaland, Norway – July 12, 2022: Årdal gamle kirke (old church) was finished in 1620. It is a wooden Renaissance church, with rich, typical Norwegian Roseanne paintings inside and carvings.
The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu temples and iconography in India.
Grotto No.18 was obviously f a little bit Gandhara style, which was the blending  western and eastern cultures. Grotto No.18 was the most luxurious grotto in Yungang. The face of statue in center was sculptured according to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (Tuoba Tao).  The kasaya with thousands of Buddhas was memorized  the buddhists he killed in his region.
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