Kizil Caves

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:conservationStatus partially preserved
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:destroyedBy looting
treasure hunters
gptkbp:earliestCavesDateTo 3rd century CE
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Albert_von_Le_Coq
gptkb:German_Turfan_expeditions
gptkbp:function cathedral
monastic residence
site for Buddhist art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kizil Caves
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Indian
gptkb:Gandhara_art
gptkb:Persian_art
Central Asian art
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tocharian
gptkbp:knownFor rock-cut architecture
Buddhist murals
gptkbp:latestCavesDateTo 8th century CE
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kucha
gptkbp:locatedOn northern bank of the Muzat River
gptkbp:location gptkb:Xinjiang,_China
gptkbp:muralsRemovedTo gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:St._Petersburg
gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Cave_17
gptkb:Cave_110
gptkb:Cave_38
gptkb:Cave_69
gptkb:Cave_8_(Cave_of_the_Painters)
gptkbp:numberOfHoles over 230
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kucha_Kingdom
gptkbp:province gptkb:Xinjiang
gptkbp:region gptkb:Tarim_Basin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kumtura_Caves
gptkb:Longmen_Grottoes
gptkb:Mogao_Caves
gptkb:Yungang_Grottoes
gptkb:Bezeklik_Caves
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance oldest major Buddhist cave complex in China
gptkbp:type rock-cut architecture
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2014
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Silk_Roads:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
gptkb:The_Silk_Roads:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5