Ropes in Plaster of the Bamiyan Buddhas (IMAGE) Technical University of Munich (TUM) Caption The bottom layer of the Bamiyan Buddhas' plaster was held in place with ropes. Credit Edmund Melzl / ICOMOS Usage Restrictions Free for use in reporting on TU Muenchen, with the copyright noted License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.