L.A. artists plan to recreate the two great Buddha's which were destroyed by the Taliban.

At first I thought that it will be a great thing.  but then I read this:

Against a canvas of desert darkness, 14 laser systems will project 140 overlapping faceless "statues" sweeping four miles across Bamiyan’s cliffs in neon shades of green, pink, orange, white and blue. Each image will continuously change color and pattern.

Color in contrast with austerity
Powered by solar panels and windmills, the 125- to 175-foot-high squiggle-style, Day-Glo images — the same size as the original Buddhas — would be in stark contrast to the austere, rural valley below, a land wracked by poverty and violence; a land that has little electricity of its own.

I started to wonder what effect day-glo Buddahs would have, what effect such a grand use of a scarce resource would have on the general population.  I see, however, that Afghan officials commissioned the work:  Afghan government officials first approached Yamagata in 2003 about the project and gave him conditional approval last year, pending a green light from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

I would like to see them again.  I'm not sure, though, if I want to see a day-glo version. 

I'd like to see the twin towers again too.  The lights were nice, but they only left me  hungry.