Longmen Grottoes. Laoyang . Statues. Main wall of Fengxiansi Cave. Second year of(675) of Shangyuan Era of Emperor Gaozong. Tang Dynasty.

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Five Statues. Main wall of Fengxiansi Cave. Second year of(675) of Shangyuan Era of Emperor Gaozong. Tang Dynasty. The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built during the 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The scenery measures 1,000 metres (about 1,094 yards) from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues.

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Size: 3779px × 4800px
Location: Buddha Vairocana. Main wall of Fengxiansi Longmen Grottoes. Laoyang. China.
Photo credit: © Felix Stensson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: asia, buddha, buddhism, china, day, daylight, grottoes, hebei, longmen, luoyang, religions, sculptures, stome