Mogao Grottoes

Dublin Core

Title

Mogao Grottoes

Description

Mogao Grottoes, hailed as the most valuable cultural discovery of the 20th century, is located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor and is famous for its exquisite murals and statues. In December 1987, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province, a treasure house of Buddhist art, was inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Source

wordlheritage2022

Date

A.D.366

Contributor

wz41@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Site

Identifier

552

Date Submitted

10/05/2022

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,40.041476,94.8069443;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Mogao Grottoes

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Prim Media

1013

Status

public

Condition

1

Contact

wz41@st-andrews.ac.uk

Citation

“Mogao Grottoes,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1014.

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