Introduction to the Western Giant Buddha: It is located on the cliff facing south of the Bamiyan Valley. It was carved in the 5th century, 53 meters high, and decorated with red cassocks. In March 2001, the Taliban, an armed faction in Afghanistan, ignored the strong opposition of the United Nations and other countries around the world and used various war weapons such as cannons, explosives, and rocket launchers to destroy all the Buddha statues in Bamiyan, including Ser Sal and Shamama. .