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Cave 2
Cave 2
Section 7 on 20

Yungang Grottoes
Place(s) of worship

between 470 and 493

Model : Bouddha
Area related : Datong

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 2001

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The design and the form of cave 1 are similar to those of cave 1. A pillar in the shape of a three-storeyed pagoda stands in the center. The eaves are carved in between every two storeys of the stone pagoda.
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The ridges of the roof, the row of the tiles, the rafters and other parts of the pagoda are the carvings to resemble the wooden buildings, which affords valuable material for studying the pagodas of the Northern Wei Dynasty. On the south part of the ceiling are the reliefs of lotus flowers and flying apsarases.
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Pillar
from 470 to 493

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Statues
from 470 to 493
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