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Cave 17
Cave 17
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Yungang Grottoes
Place(s) of worship

between 460 and 465

Artist : Tan Yao

Model : Bouddha
Area related : Datong

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 2001

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The crossed-legged Maitreya, 15.6 meters high, is carved on the north wall, a seated Buddha on the east wall, a seated Buddha on the west wall, which are generally names "Trikala Buddhas".
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The offering celestial on the right side of the niche, in the west wall, is vividly sculptured and gracefully shaped, with a hair run on his head, a wide ribbon around his arm, long skirt around his lower body and a lotus bud in his hand. A niche on the east reveal of the window was carved in the 13th year of the Taihe's reign (489 AD)
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Tanyao
Statue
Sizes : 15.6 m high
from 460 to 465
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