The Bamiyan Buddha's, Afghanistan

Above: A photo taken in 1963, and a photo taken in 2008 after the destruction.


Watch: The explosions as seen on TVs around the world

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-z6sTs3pU

Vermeer, The Concert

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concert_%28Vermeer%29

Courbet, The Stone Breakers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_Breakers

Gyoshu, The Six Scenes Outside Kyoto

This work was painted one year after the Six Scenes Outside Kyoto, and would have been a similar style.

Rose Window, Christchurch Cathedral

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=10732276