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Heritage Sites
THE
SACRED CITY OF ANURADHAPURA
5BC
THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL OF POLONNARUWA
10AD
THE CAVE TEMPLES OF DAMBULLA
1BC
THE SIGIRIYA
FORTRESS 5AD
THE ROYAL CITY OF KANDY
15AD
THE DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS AT GALLE
17AD
THE SINHARAJA
FOREST RESERVE
Heritage
Five centuries before Christ, Sri Lanka was a land throbbing
with vitality and a well ordered civilization Cities, places,
reservoirs, parks, temples, monasteries, monuments and work
of art bore testament of the character, imagination, culture,
philosophy and faith of the people of Sri Lanka, the Resplendent
Land. Sri Lanka is one of Asia’s richest treasure. Some
of these marvels span some 2500 years of history.
Royal and sacred cities, cliff tot citadels, colonial strongholds,
temple caves and virgin forests – with no fewer than
seven World Heritage Sites declared and listed by UNESCO.
But the seventh jewel in Sri Lanka’s heritage crown
owes nothing to man and everything to nature the Sinharajah
forest reserve a bio-diversity hotspot with its own unique
eco-systems consisting of protected birds, flora and fauna.
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