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Golden Temple of Dambulla
Site number:
561
Type of site: Cultural
Date: -
Date of Inscription: 1991
Location: Asia, Sri Lanka, Central Province, Matale District
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Description: This cave monastery boasting five sanctuaries has been a sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries; it is Sri Lanka’s largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex. Of particular importance are the 2,100 sq. m Buddhist mural paintings as well as the 157 statues. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here.
  Dambulla Cave Temple (also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla) is a world heritage site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 km east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. This paintings and statues are related to Lord Buddha and his life. There are total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of gods and goddesses. The later 4 include two statues of Hindu gods, god Vishnu and god Ganesh. The murals, covers an area of 2,100 square meters. Depictions on the walls of the caves include Buddha's temptation by Mara (demon) and Buddha's first sermon. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here.
Rights of Image: www.World-Heritage-Tour.org
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/561
Reference: 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page.
 
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