Mogao Caves complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Thousand_Buddha_Grottoes
gptkbp:area over 45,000 square meters of murals
gptkbp:built 4th century AD
gptkbp:contains gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture
manuscripts
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:declared_protected 1943
gptkbp:faced east cliff of Mingsha Mountain
gptkbp:famous_discovery gptkb:Library_Cave
gptkbp:first_cave_constructed 366 AD
gptkbp:function gptkb:pilgrimage_site
Buddhist worship
monastic retreat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mogao Caves complex
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian
gptkb:Persian_art
Central Asian art
gptkbp:length 1,600 meters
gptkbp:Library_Cave_contents gptkb:manuscript
paintings
textiles
gptkbp:Library_Cave_discovered 1900
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dunhuang
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Dunhuang_Academy
gptkbp:near gptkb:Dang_River
gptkbp:notableGuest gptkb:Langdon_Warner
gptkb:Paul_Pelliot
gptkb:Sergei_Oldenburg
gptkb:Aurel_Stein
gptkbp:number_of_painted_sculptures over 2,000
gptkbp:numberOfHoles 735
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Silk_Road:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
gptkbp:periods_of_construction gptkb:song
gptkb:Yuan
gptkb:Tang
gptkb:Northern_Wei
gptkb:Sui
gptkb:Qing
Ming
gptkbp:province gptkb:Gansu
gptkbp:significance gptkb:archaeological_site
major Silk Road site
repository of Buddhist art
gptkbp:style gptkb:religious_art
Silk Road art
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1987
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Library_Cave
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6