Mogao Caves
![Panography in print mode : Temple in the cliff [ Photos inside are forbidden ]](print/ljp3ziiyHdli/wht-440-2.jpg "Panography in print mode")
Mogao Caves
Brief description
Source : http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/440
Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.