Mogao Caves

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Thousand_Buddha_Grottoes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:built 4th century AD
gptkbp:conservationStatus protected
gptkbp:coordinates 40.045°N 94.809°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:pilgrimage_site
repository of ancient manuscripts
artistic heritage
Silk Road crossroads
multicultural influences
gptkbp:Diamond_Sutra_date 868 AD
gptkbp:Diamond_Sutra_significance oldest known printed book
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1900
gptkbp:distance_from_Dunhuang 25 km southeast
gptkbp:earliest_cave_date 366 AD
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:religious_art
manuscripts
statues
gptkbp:function gptkb:meditation
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:worship
monastic residence
manuscript storage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mogao Caves
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Five_Dynasties_period
gptkb:Later_Liang_dynasty
gptkb:Northern_Zhou_dynasty
gptkb:Western_Xia_dynasty
gptkb:Yuan_dynasty
gptkb:Song_dynasty
gptkb:Sui_dynasty
gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkb:Northern_Wei_dynasty
gptkb:Tibetan_Empire
gptkbp:latest_cave_date 14th century
gptkbp:Library_Cave_contents manuscripts
paintings
textiles
gptkbp:Library_Cave_number gptkb:Cave_17
gptkbp:Library_Cave_sealed 11th century
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dunhuang
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Dunhuang_Academy
gptkbp:notable_explorer gptkb:Langdon_Warner
gptkb:Otani_Kozui
gptkb:Paul_Pelliot
gptkb:Sergei_Oldenburg
gptkb:Aurel_Stein
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Library_Cave
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Diamond_Sutra
gptkbp:number_of_murals over 45,000 square meters
gptkbp:number_of_painted_sculptures over 2,000
gptkbp:numberOfHoles 735
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Dunhuang_Caves
gptkbp:periods_of_construction 16 centuries
gptkbp:province gptkb:Gansu
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:style gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_art
Central Asian influences
Indian influences
Sogdian influences
Tibetan influences
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
ii
iv
vi
iii
v
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1987
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_cuisine
gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4