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Mogao Caves

366 CE

UNESCO complex of 492 Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang containing a thousand years of murals and sculptures along the ancient Silk…

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Caves near Dunhuang City, Gansu, China

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Mogao Caves

366 CE – still standing

UNESCO complex of 492 Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang containing a thousand years of murals and sculptures along the ancient Silk Road

Standing in 366 CE

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